Search results for: CUSCUTA REFLEXA

• Cellulose Nanofibers Isolated from the Cuscuta Reflexa Plant as a Green Reinforcement of Natural Rubber

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  • M. Dominic C.D.
  • R. Joseph
  • P. S. Begum
  • M. Joseph
  • D. Padmanabhan
  • L. A. Morris
  • A. S. Kumar
  • K. Formela

  - Polymers - Year 2020

  In the present work, we used the steam explosion method for the isolation of cellulose nanofiber (CNF) from Cuscuta reflexa, a parasitic plant commonly seen in Kerala and we evaluated its reinforcing efficiency in natural rubber (NR). Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR), X-Ray Diffraction (XRD), Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM), Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM), and Thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) techniques...

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• Cellulosic bionanocomposites based on acrylonitrile butadiene rubber and Cuscuta reflexa: adjusting structure-properties balance for higher performance

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  • M. Dominic C.D.
  • R. Joseph
  • P. S. Begum
  • A. S. Kumar
  • P. A. Jeemol
  • T. Jose
  • D. Padmanabhan
  • K. Formela
  • S. Siengchin
  • J. Parameswaranpillai
  • M. Saeb

  - CELLULOSE - Year 2021

  Design and manufacture of cellulosic nanocomposites with acceptable performance is in the period of a transition from fantasy to reality. Typically, cellulosic nanofillers reveal poor compatibility with polymer matrices. Thus, adjusting the balance between structure and properties of cellulosic bionanocomposites by careful selection of parent ingredients is the first priority. Herein, we incorporated Cuscuta reflexa derived cellulose...

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