@inproceedings{eb15824dfe98408c94ec4a603cbf3d3e,
title = "Bio-composites of Sesbania herbacea plant fibers/polyvinyl alcohol (PVA): Effect of chemical retting",
abstract = "The natural cellulose fibers used in this study with properties suitable for polymer composite application were obtained from sesbania herbacea plant stem by chemical retting method. The objective of this work is to study the effect of retting method on morphology and mechanical properties of the sesbania fibers and its composites with polyvinyl alcohol (PVA). The retting was done by using different concentrations of sodium hydroxide (NaOH) solutions. Scanning electron microscopy was used to study the morphology and thermo mechanical testing was done to study the effect of NaOH treatment on the properties of fibers and its composites with PVA.",
keywords = "Biocomposite, Biofiber, Retting effects, Sesbania",
author = "Shailesh Vidhate and Kevin Stevens and Brian Ayre and Michael Allen and Nandika D'Souza",
year = "2011",
month = aug,
day = "22",
language = "English",
isbn = "9781617829604",
series = "Annual Technical Conference - ANTEC, Conference Proceedings",
pages = "188--192",
booktitle = "69th Annual Technical Conference of the Society of Plastics Engineers 2011, ANTEC 2011",
note = "69th Annual Technical Conference of the Society of Plastics Engineers 2011, ANTEC 2011 ; Conference date: 01-05-2011 Through 05-05-2011",
}