Novel, binder-free fiber reinforced composites based on a renewable resource from the reed-like plant Typha sp.

An Assessment of the Proximate Composition and Antibacterial Activity of Crinum Zeylanicum Bulb Extracts Used in the Treatment of Bone Setting and Healing

“…Studying the activity of aqueous extract in Table 2, it is clear that there was significant difference in the activity of the aqueous extract and shows that the extract can be exploit as antibacterial agent. This result agrees with the conclusion of [2] stating that herbal medicine do not differ greatly from convectional drug on how they work. Also in accordance with the herbal traditional practices uses non-solvent, but the water absorbed in the bulb served as the aqueous used in this study.…”

“…It has been noted that 80% of modern medicine which were derived from traditional plants sources; has had a traditional use identical or related to the current use of active elements of the plants [1] In light of this, medicinal plant are no longer considered new resources for producing effective agent that could act as alternatives to anti-biotic in the treatment of antibiotic-resistance bacteria, which are considered one of the important reason for lack of success of treatment in some infectious diseases. All plants produce chemical compounds as part of their normal metabolic activities which meditate their effects on human body through processes identical to those already well understood for convectional drugs; thus herbal medicine do not differ greatly from convectional drugs in terms of how they work [2].…”

All-lignocellulosic fiberboard from corn biomass and cellulose nanofibers

“…Recently, there is a growing request for binderless boards (El-Kassas and Mourad, 2013;Rokiah et al, 2009). In order to meet the market demand and environmental care, several studies have been done to convert fiberboards into binder-free fiberboards by using different methods such as thermotreatments (Anglès et al, 2001;Baskaran et al, 2012;Halvarsson et al, 2009;Huang et al, 2015;Mejía et al, 2014;Pan et al, 2010;Quintana et al, 2009;Rokiah et al, 2009;Saari et al, 2014Wuzella et al, 2011; the fiberboard production. The bleached Kraft Eucalyptus pulp had a Kappa number <1, a Shopper-Riegler degree of 16 and the ␣-cellulose content was 76%, containing about 10% moisture content.…”

New sustainable materials from waste feathers: Properties of hot-pressed feather/cotton/bi-component fibre boards

“…Kenafpolypropylene non-wovens produced by carding and needle-punching have also been compression moulded and the mechanical and acoustic properties reported [19]. Board panels have been formed from cat tail-fibres using carding and needle-punching technology [20]. Sunflower stalk fibres have been used to create particle boards using air laid processing combined with spray adhesives [21].…”