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Grafted barley husk/poly (vinyl alcohol)/starch composite films: effect of fatty acid chain length and grafted barley husk loading
The effect of incorporation of barley husk (BH) grafted with different fatty acids (lauric acid: LBH; palmitic acid: PBH; arachidic acid: ABH) on the physicochemical properties of cross-linked PVA/starch based...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Recent Biotechnological Approaches for Plastic Waste Management
Biotechnological approaches have emerged as an efficient and promising solution for the management of PW across the globe. The annual production of plastics has drastically increased in the recent few years. N...
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Agro-Waste Management and Utilization
The agro-waste to wealth concept is a new global trend associated with transforming agricultural waste into beneficial products of high commercial value, which can range from crop residues to food processing. ...
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Open AccessNon-thermal processing as a preservation tool for health-promoting beverages
In the recent past, non-thermal food processing methods have been promoted due to the limitations associated with conventional thermal processing methods such as poor nutrient quality, rheological properties, ...
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Lauric acid-grafted barley (Hordeum vulagare L.) husk for application in biocomposite films: optimization method in synthesis and characterization
Lauric acid-grafted barley (Hordeum vulgare L.) husk (BH) samples were prepared in the presence of redox initiators. The effect of reaction time, reaction temperature, dimethyl sulphoxide content, and concentrati...
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Application of Response Surface Methodology to Optimize the Reaction Parameters for Grafting of Cellulosic Fiber
In this work, chemical modification of barley husk (BH) was done with palmitic acid to render its hydrophobic property. Optimization of the reaction parameters for grafting of barley husk was performed using r...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Synthesis and Characterization of the Graft Copolymers of Starch for the Application in Packaging Films
In this study, starch was grafted with oleic acid in the presence of the initiators such as potassium persulphate and ammonium persulphate. The mixture of water/dimethyl sulphoxide (DMSO) (1:3) was used as sol...
