Lignocellulose flour-plastic composites with 80% filler contents were experimentally made from lignocellulosic materials such as rice husks, apricot seeds, and wood flour of agriculture and forestry product origin. Compounds containing lignocellulose flour, thermoplastic polymer (PP), and...

Smart, environmentally friendly alternatives, i.e., frankincense and rice starch, are recommended for usage in modern paper conservation processes during the re-sizing process treatments. Different concentrations of frankincense and rice starch were applied to paper samples before and after ageing. ...

Supercapacitors are a kind of novel energy storage devices with long cycle stability and high power density. Electrode materials selection is one of the key factors that affect the properties of supercapacitors. Biomass-derived electrode materials - being low cost, renewable and environmentally...

The objective of this study was to investigate the influence of fiber morphology and molding parameters on the mechanical and physical properties of fiberboards made from rice straw. The rice straw was thermomechanically treated with a twin-screw extruder. Three parameters were investigated: the...

In this study, we separately used a laboratory Hollander beater, a pilot scale 12" single-disc refiner and an expanded trial with a commercial paper mold mill to investigate the feasibility of using thermal-alkali/enzyme pretreated rice straw semi-chemical mechanical pulp to substitute portions of...

This research work presented the preparation of metal-loading ZSM-5 zeolite catalyst by loading Cu and Cr ions into the ZSM-5 zeolite particles using ion exchange method. Technical conditions of ion exchange processes were investigated to find suitable process for preparation of modified zeolite....

Cellulose nanocrystals (CNCs) or cellulose nanofibers (CNFs) with different morphologies, chemical, mechanical and physical properties can be obtained when microcrystalline cellulose is subjected to enzymatic, chemical or mechanical treatment. With the aim of utilizing cellulose nanofibrils (CNFs)...

Chinese fir sawdust was physically activated by papermaking white mud to prepare calcium-rich powdery activated carbons. The effects of preparation conditions on the yield and adsorption capacity of activated carbons were investigated. Compression molding of a mixture of calcium-rich activated...

Various flours were added as fillers for urea-formaldehyde (UF) resin, and effects on the rheological behavior and the curing properties of the resin were evaluated. The plywood properties such as bonding quality, bending strength, modulus of elasticity, and formaldehyde-release were tested. Five...