Physical and Chemical Characteristics of Mechanically Extracted Banana (MUSA) Fibers from Top Ten Sri Lankan Cultivars

The fiber from banana plant (Musa) is an agricultural waste and an abundantly available renewable resource. The purpose of this research paper is to investigate the effect of the mechanical extraction parameters on fiber properties of the ten varieties of banana fiber. This research paper gives phys...

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Main Authors: Subashini Balakrishnan, G.L. Dharmasri Wickramasinghe, U.G. Samudrika Wijayapala.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2022-10-01
Series:Journal of Natural Fibers
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/15440478.2020.1848732