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Bt agave: why it is time to explore a new biotechnological frontier

Pest Management Science, Volume 82, Issue 9, Page 8053-8063, September 2026.
Drylands cover 41% of Earth, requiring sustainable crops. Agave, drought‐ and heat‐adapted, offers high‐value products with low water needs. Pests limit yield, yet Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) Cry proteins, successful in other plants, remain unexploited in Agave.
Aline Vitória Corim Marim, Marcelo Falsarella Carazzolle, Gonçalo Amarante Guimarães Pereira, Carolina Rossi De Oliveira   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Sustainable Polymer Biocomposites for Food Packaging: Green Nanotechnology, Circular Plastic Upcycling and Smart Functional Materials

Packaging Technology and Science, Volume 39, Issue 9, Page 1141-1178, September 2026.
Graphical abstract showing the development of biodegradable polymer biocomposites reinforced with natural fibres, green nanoparticles and waste‐plastic upcycling pathways toward sustainable smart food packaging materials ABSTRACT The fundamental hypothesis behind this review is that the combination of biodegradable polymer‐based biocomposites, which ...
Chandra Sekhar Espenti, Jaewoong Lee
wiley   +1 more source

Starch Biocomposite Reinforced With Chemically Modified Hibiscus esculentus Biofibers

Polymer Composites, Volume 47, Issue 16, Page 14557-14569, 20 August 2026.
Starch biocomposite production route. ABSTRACT The global proliferation of non‐biodegradable plastics in landfills and marine ecosystem represents a critical environmental crisis. To mitigate this, present study explores the development of sustainable, starch based bio composites.
Ashish Guleria, Arvind Singh Chauhan, Ashish Kumar Sharma, Nav Rattan, Aakanksha Jain, Garima Kumari, Maurice N. Collins   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Characterization of sisal (Agave sisalana) fibers

Matéria (Rio de Janeiro)
ABSTRACT The search for sustainability has led to the increased use of natural fibers, such as sisal. This study aimed to analyze the physical, mechanical, and thermal properties of sisal fibers from Brazil’s semi-arid region, enhancing their use as reinforcement in biocomposites.
Fernanda Monique da Silva, Edgley Alves de Oliveira Paula, Fernando Rusch, Alexandre Santos Pimenta, Rafael Rodolfo de Melo   +4 more
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Experiment Study: Sisal Fiber Reinforced Concrete

, 2023
One of the main fields of research that is becoming more and more relevant is fibre reinforced concrete. Fibers are used to enhance the tensile qualities of concrete without reducing its compressive strength. This study attempted to examine the impact of natural sisal fibre on concrete by partially substituting cement.
Vishwanath Kumbhar, Sandip Nirmal
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Comparative study of influence of climatic conditions on physio-mechanical properties of sisal fibers and fiber-epoxy composites

Results in Materials
The plant-based fibers are more preferred in engineering application over synthetic fibers because of their biodegradability, low cost, environmental friendliness and high availability. However, the physio-mechanical properties of fibers from plants vary
Yadesa Tadese, Dame Ayane, Hirpa G. Lemu
doaj   +1 more source

Augmentation of Mechanical Properties of Sisal Fiber Concrete

International Journal of Engineering & Technology, 2018
The properties of sisal fiber concrete were examined in this investigation. To find out the mechanical properties such as  compressive strength, flexural strength, tensile strength was carried out for the control concretes. The similar mix proportion which was utilized to cast control concrete was used to cast sisal fiber concrete were considered and ...
M Balasubramanian, Senthil Selvan.S, Vinod Panwar.D   +2 more
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Study on Tensile Properties of Sisal Reinforced Activated Magnesia Oxide Carbonized Raw Soil Blocks

Advances in Materials Science and Engineering
To investigate the toughening mechanisms and key influencing factors of sisal fiber reinforcement in activated magnesia oxide carbonized raw soil materials, splitting tensile and compressive tests were conducted on blocks of activated magnesia oxide ...
Henian Zhang, Yanqi Cheng, Peisheng Xi
doaj   +1 more source

Enhancement of Flexural Strength in Fiber–Cement Composites through Modification of Sisal Fiber with Natural Rubber Latex and Expanded Perlite

Buildings
This study presents a novel approach in enhancing the flexural strength of sisal fiber cement composites by employing a dual coating technique with natural rubber latex and expanded perlite to the sisal fibers.
Siriwan Thepruttana, Jira Patthanavarit, Montree Hankoy, Mettaya Kitiwan, Nittaya Keawprak, Phacharaphon Tunthawiroon   +5 more
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Nano-sisal fiber reinforced polymer composites for biocompatible lightweight structural applications

Nuclear Analysis
This research focuses on the mechanical and thermal characterization of nano-sisal fiber-reinforced polymer composites, exploring the potential of incorporating nanomaterials to enhance the performance of traditional sisal fiber composites. Natural sisal
V. Muthukumar, D. Elil Raja, P. Jayaprakash, A. Suresh Babu   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source