Browsing MERCon - 2017 by Subject "cellulose"

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  • Development of cellulose based light weight polymer composites 
    Rajapaksha, LD; Saumyadi, HAD; Samarasekara, AMPB; Amarasinghe, DAS; Karunanayake, L [Conference-Abstract]
    Polymer matrix composites are used in most of the engineering structures today. This type of composite consists of reinforcing materials in polymer matrix. There is an increasing demand for environmentally friendly reinforcing ...
  • Synthesis and characterization of cellulose from locally available rice straw 
    Nanayakkara, MPA; Pabasara, WGA; Samarasekara, AMPB; Amarasinghe, DAS; Karunanayake, L [Conference-Abstract]
    Rice is the main agricultural food in Sri Lanka today. Paddy crops are cultivated as a wetland crop in all the districts. Rice straw is a waste product of the rice harvest that is generated in equal or greater quantities ...