Rendering Banana Plant Residues into a Potentially Commercial Byproduct by Doping Cellulose Films with Phenolic Compounds

This study seeks to render residues from banana plants into a useful byproduct with possible applications in wound dressings and food packaging. Films based on cellulose extracted from banana plant pseudostem and doped with phenolic compounds extracted from banana plant leaves were developed. The ph...

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Main Authors: Rosa E. A. Nascimento, Joana Monte, Mafalda Cadima, Vítor D. Alves, Luísa A. Neves
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-03-01
Series:Polymers
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4360/13/5/843