Okra (Abelmoschus esculentus) Fibre Based PLA Composites: Mechanical Behaviour and Biodegradation
- 17 February 2013
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Springer Science and Business Media LLC in Journal of Polymers and the Environment
- Vol. 21 (3), 726-737
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s10924-013-0571-5
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