As flammable polymeric materials become more ubiquitous in consumer goods, home
furnishings, and transportation, there is a growing need for safe and effective flame retardant …

The maturation of nanotechnology has revealed it to be a unique and distinct discipline
rather than a specialization within a larger field. Its textbook cannot afford to be a chemistry …

Sustainable biorefinery systems procured from lignocellulosic biomass depicts the future of
bio-energy, with low cost, availability and wide spread dispersal of biomass resources it aids …

Douglas-fir was SO2-steam pretreated at different severities (190, 200, and 210° C) to
assess the possible negative effect of the residual and isolated lignins on the enzymatic …

WINNER 2009 CHOICE AWARD OUTSTANDING ACADEMIC TITLE! Nanotechnology is no
longer a subdiscipline of chemistry, engineering, or any other field. It represents the …

Thin composite films of branched polyethylenimine (BPEI) and Laponite clay platelets were
prepared using layer-by-layer assembly. The film thickness was tailored by altering the pH of …

This paper presents an experimental study on the development of uniform and
homogeneous composite chitosan based flexible films containing various amount of xylan …

Flame retardancy is a property desired for many applications, in various fields as textile, wire
and cable, transport, electric and electronic equipment, building and so on. Since polymers …

This article provides an insight into state-of-the-art advances in the preparation and
functionalization of clay-containing thin films. Layered clay minerals and their synthetic …

Polypropylene (PP)/microcrystalline cellulose (MCC)/wood flour composites were prepared
containing polypropylene-graft-maleic anhydride (PP-g-MA) as compatibilizer. The …