Currently, McGill is collaborating with University of Western Australia, Moratuwa Univeristy (Colombo, Sri Lanka), and Waste for Life to create affordable eco-friendly building products for Sri Lanka. By using recycled LDPE waste plastics as well as banana fibers made from waste banana trees, composites can be made for basic housing applications. The composite material is to be made using methods easily reproducible in Sri Lanka at a low cost. Tensile properties, flame retardancy and moisture absorption were investigated to create a strong, safe, and durable product. First the plastic matrix (from Sri Lankan and Canadian sources) and banana fiber reinforcement were characterized using differential scanning calorimetry, thermogravimetric ana...
Natural fibres thermally degrade and burn readily and their use has been restricted in applications ...
The research has the purpose to study the effect of the addition of banana stem fiber as filler to t...
Disposal of after-used plastic-based products has created worldwide problems on environmental pollut...
The waste, exaggerated and incorrect disposal of biomass are common practices in modern times where ...
AbstractIn the fast developing world, the concern for the environmental pollution and the prevention...
This paper is an effort to utilize abundant availability of natural fibres and waste plastics for th...
Natural fibers could serve as viable and abundant alternatives to the expensive and non - renewable ...
Coconut fibre reinforced composite was prepared by blending unsaturated polyester resin (UPR) from w...
ABSTRACT Natural fibers could serve as viable and abundant alternatives to the expensive and non - r...
Banana fiber composites are developed from banana fiber of Pisang Abu, epoxy and gypsum. The banana...
With the increase in the development activities, the utilization of non-renewable and non-biodegrada...
Growing environmental concern has driven the development of alternative materials from renewable res...
From the environmental consideration, it would be very interesting to use natural fibers such as ban...
Banana fiber (BF)-reinforced low-density polyethylene (LDPE) unidirectional composites were fabricat...
High density polyethylene (HDPE), low density polyethylene (LDPE) and polypropylene (PP) are olefini...
Natural fibres thermally degrade and burn readily and their use has been restricted in applications ...
The research has the purpose to study the effect of the addition of banana stem fiber as filler to t...
Disposal of after-used plastic-based products has created worldwide problems on environmental pollut...
The waste, exaggerated and incorrect disposal of biomass are common practices in modern times where ...
AbstractIn the fast developing world, the concern for the environmental pollution and the prevention...
This paper is an effort to utilize abundant availability of natural fibres and waste plastics for th...
Natural fibers could serve as viable and abundant alternatives to the expensive and non - renewable ...
Coconut fibre reinforced composite was prepared by blending unsaturated polyester resin (UPR) from w...
ABSTRACT Natural fibers could serve as viable and abundant alternatives to the expensive and non - r...
Banana fiber composites are developed from banana fiber of Pisang Abu, epoxy and gypsum. The banana...
With the increase in the development activities, the utilization of non-renewable and non-biodegrada...
Growing environmental concern has driven the development of alternative materials from renewable res...
From the environmental consideration, it would be very interesting to use natural fibers such as ban...
Banana fiber (BF)-reinforced low-density polyethylene (LDPE) unidirectional composites were fabricat...
High density polyethylene (HDPE), low density polyethylene (LDPE) and polypropylene (PP) are olefini...
Natural fibres thermally degrade and burn readily and their use has been restricted in applications ...
The research has the purpose to study the effect of the addition of banana stem fiber as filler to t...
Disposal of after-used plastic-based products has created worldwide problems on environmental pollut...