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Volume 10, Issue 2
  • ISSN: 2405-4615
  • E-ISSN: 2405-4623

Abstract

Objective

The present work shows the effect of Bentonite Clay (BC) on the biodegradation behavior of Poly Vinyl Alcohol (PVA)/Banana Peel Nano Crystals (BPNC) composite films.

Method

Biodegradation studies were conducted using soil burial and bacterial degradation method. The prepared composite films were characterized by scanning electron microscopy.

Results

Biodegradation studies reported that the composite films were more degradable in bacterial environment as compared to natural soil burial. The addition of Bentonite Clay (BC) had negative effect on degradation rate of composite films.

Conclusion

PVA/BPNC/BC composite film showed less weight loss (%) as compared to PVA/BPNC composite films because BC had stabilizing effect against the microbial attack which prevents biodegradation.

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Environmentally Compatible Poly (Vinyl Alcohol)/Banana Peel Nano Crystals/Bentonite Clay-based Composites Films: Influence of Nano Filler on Biodegradation Behavior
Curr. Nanomater. 10, 182 (2025); https://doi.org/10.2174/0124054615282618240329063241
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  • Article Type:     Research Article
Keyword(s): bacterial degradation; banana peel nanocrystals; Bentonite clay; microbial attack; PVA/BPNC composite films; soil burial study

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