Influence of alkaline modification on selected properties of banana fiber paperbricks

Abstract In a bid to develop paper bricks as alternative masonry units, unmodified banana fibers (UMBF) and alkaline (1 Molar aqueous sodium hydroxide) modified banana fibers (AMBF), fine sand, and ordinary Portland cement were blended with waste paper pulp. The fibers were introduced in varying pro...

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Main Authors: Abayomi A. Akinwande, Adeolu A. Adediran, Oluwatosin A. Balogun, Oluwaseyi S. Olusoju, Olanrewaju S. Adesina
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2021-03-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-85106-8