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Development and characterization of water hyacinth reinforced thermoplastic starch as sustainable biocomposites

Diptiranjan Behera, Shruti S. Pattnaik, Aruna Kumar Barick, Jyotsnarani Pradhan, Ajaya K. Behera

RSC Sustainability · 2025 · 18 citations · 26 references

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This study focuses on creating waste water hyacinth-thermoplastic starch biocomposites which showed tensile strength of 7.01 MPa and found biodegradable. Cytotoxicity assessments confirmed the composite's safety, for potential application.

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