Journal of Textile Science & Engineering

Bijoy Behera

Publications

• Research Article
  Wet Pulverization of Waste Jute Fibers as Reinforcement for Biodegradable Nanocomposite Films
  Author(s): Vijay Baheti, Jiri Militky, Rajesh Mishra and Bijoy BeheraVijay Baheti, Jiri Militky, Rajesh Mishra and Bijoy Behera
  
  In the present study, waste jute fibers formed in textile industries, were wet pulverized to nanoscale using high energy planetary ball milling. The rate of refinement of uncleaned jute fibers having non-cellulosic contents was found slower than the cleaned jute fibers. This behavior is attributed to the strong holding of fiber bundles by noncellulosic contents which offered resistance to the defibrillation during wet milling. In addition, the pulverization of fibers in the presence of water prevents the increase in temperature of mill which subsequently avoided sticking of material on the milling container. After three hours milling, the diameter of nanofibers was observed around 50 nm. In the further stage, obtained nanofibers were incorporated under 1 wt%, 5 wt% and 10 wt% loading into poly lactic acid composite films. The potentials of jute nanofibers were investigated for improve.. Read More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2165-8064.1000130

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