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Browsing Materials Engineering Symposium on Innovation for Industry by Subject "Cellulose"

Browsing Materials Engineering Symposium on Innovation for Industry by Subject "Cellulose"

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  • Exploring the value addition potential of the local rice straw varieties 
    Nanayakkara, MPA; Pabasara, WGA; Samarasekara, AMPB; Amarasinghe, DAS [Conference-Abstract]
    Polymers play a critical role in engineering applications today. Cellulose is the most abundant renewable natural biopolymer on earth. It is present in a wide variety of living species including plants and some marine ...
  • Optimization of nano-crystalline cellulose formation from cellulose 
    Weerakkody, KM; Wathsala, KPT; Samarasekara, AMPB; Amarasinghe, DAS [Conference-Abstract]
    This research work is based on the process optimization of nanocellulose extraction from chemically purified cellulose. Cellulose was extracted from rice straws of BG 352 which contains the highest cellulose percentage ...
  • Synthesis of cellulose based solution to fabricate nanofibers by electrospinning technique 
    Kantha, WDY; Madusanka, SDC; Samarasekara, AMPB; Amarasinghe, DAS [Conference-Abstract]
    This study reports on the synthesis of cellulose-based solution suitable for electrospinning. Cellulose is a biodegradable and renewable resource with excellent mechanical properties, making it an attractive material for ...