Evaluation of Castor Oil Cake Starch and Recovered Glycerol and Development of “Green” Composites Based on Those with Plant Fibers

Evaluation of Castor Oil Cake Starch and Recovered Glycerol and Development of “Green” Composites Based on Those with Plant Fibers

Continuous efforts are being made in some countries for the recovery of crude glycerin (RG/CG) and castor oil cake (COC), the two byproducts of biodiesel production. These are expected to help, not only in addressing environmental safety, but also in adding value to those byproducts, which otherwise...

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Main Authors: José Luis Guimarães, Ana Cristina Trindade Cursino, Cyro Ketzer Saul, Maria Rita Sierrakowski, Luiz Pereira Ramos, Kestur Gundappa Satyanarayana
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2016-01-01
Series:Materials
Subjects:
fibers
castor oil cake
starch
glycerol
thermo-molding
green composites
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1996-1944/9/2/76

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