Developing Hydrophobic Paper as a Packaging Material Using Epicuticular Wax: A Sustainable Approach

There is an urgent need for a biodegradable, hydrophobic material that can be used in developing packaging materials. In this preliminary study, epicuticular wax has been extracted from the leaves of Calotropis procera and Alstonia scholaris using various solvents (i.e., ethanol, methanol, benzene,...

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Main Authors: Jyoti Yadav, Manali Datta, Vinod Singh Gour
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: North Carolina State University 2014-07-01
Series:BioResources
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Online Access:http://ojs.cnr.ncsu.edu/index.php/BioRes/article/view/BioRes_09_3_5066_Yadav_Hydrophobic_Paper_Packaging_Material