The Influence of Different Compounding Sequence and Peanut Shell Powder Loading on Properties of Polylactic Acid/Thermoplastic Corn Starch Biocomposites

2019 ◽  
Vol 26 (4) ◽  
pp. 413-422 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nor Fasihah Zaaba ◽  
Hanafi Ismail
2018 ◽  
Vol 5 (8) ◽  
pp. 16543-16551 ◽  
Author(s):  
V. Shaniba ◽  
M.P. Sreejith ◽  
K. Balan Aparna ◽  
T.V. Jinitha ◽  
N. Subair ◽  
...  

2012 ◽  
Vol 53 (5) ◽  
pp. 1109-1116 ◽  
Author(s):  
Koay Seong Chun ◽  
Salmah Husseinsyah ◽  
Hakimah Osman

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 33 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marian Asantewah Nkansah ◽  
Moses Donkoh ◽  
Osei Akoto ◽  
James Hawkins Ephraim

Phosphorus is one of the key nutrients that contribute to eutrophication and excess algal growth in rivers and lakes and other surface water bodies. Such algal blooms affect the life of aquatic organisms, especially fishes, and block sunlight from reaching bottom dwelling plants thus inhibiting photosynthesis and stunting growth. In this study, sawdust and peanut shell powder were explored as adsorbents for the removal of phosphorus from aqueous solutions. A series of batch experiments were conducted to determine the effects of adsorbent dosage, initial phosphorus concentration and contact time on the rate of phosphorus removal. The results showed that 78% and 39% of phosphorus was removed by sawdust and peanut shell powder respectively at adsorbate concentrations of 10 mg/l (total P) for a period of 180 min at an adsorbent dosage of 0.4 g. It was also found that the highest phosphorus removal occurred at adsorbent mass of 0.4 g of sawdust and 0.6 for peanut shell powder. Adsorption data were fitted to the linearised forms of the Freundlich and Langmuir isotherm models to determine the water - adsorbent partitioning coefficient. Sawdust proved to be a better adsorbent than peanut shell powder.


2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
V. Shaniba ◽  
Aparna K. Balan ◽  
M. P. Sreejith ◽  
T. V. Jinitha ◽  
N. Subair ◽  
...  

2012 ◽  
Vol 125 (3) ◽  
pp. 2322-2334 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. Sareena ◽  
M. T. Ramesan ◽  
E. Purushothaman

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