Research Article
Preparation and Properties of Biodegradable Film Composites Using Modified Cellulose Fibre-Reinforced with PVA
Table 2
Moisture absorption studies of ten film composites.
| | No. of hours | %wt. increase 10 : 90 | %wt. increase 20 : 80 | %wt. increase 30 : 70 | %wt. increase 40 : 60 | %wt. increase 50 : 50 | %wt. increase 60 : 40 | %wt. increase 70 : 30 | %wt. increase 80 : 20 | %wt. increase 90 : 10 | %wt. increase 95 : 05 |
| | 2 | 3.0 | 2.8 | 2.7 | 2.4 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 1.4 | | 4 | 5.3 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 4.5 | 3.8 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.0 | 2.8 | 2.7 | | 6 | 7.1 | 6.8 | 6.6 | 6.1 | 5.5 | 5.0 | 4.9 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 4.1 | | 8 | 9.0 | 8.7 | 8.4 | 7.8 | 7.1 | 6.5 | 6.4 | 5.9 | 5.6 | 5.5 | | 10 | 10.7 | 10.4 | 9.8 | 9.1 | 8.3 | 7.6 | 7.4 | 6.9 | 6.5 | 6.3 | | 12 | 12.1 | 11.8 | 10.8 | 9.9 | 9.1 | 8.4 | 8.0 | 7.5 | 7.0 | 6.7 | | 14 | 13.8 | 13.4 | 12.1 | 11.2 | 10.3 | 9.5 | 9.0 | 8.5 | 7.9 | 7.5 | | 16 | 15.7 | 15.3 | 14.5 | 12.5 | 11.4 | 10.7 | 10.1 | 9.4 | 8.7 | 8.2 | | 18 | 17.4 | 16.9 | 16.0 | 13.8 | 12.7 | 12.0 | 11.2 | 10.4 | 9.7 | 9.1 | | 20 | 18.5 | 18.0 | 17.0 | 14.7 | 13.5 | 12.8 | 11.8 | 11.0 | 10.1 | 9.4 | | 22 | 20.3 | 19.7 | 18.5 | 16.2 | 14.9 | 14.1 | 13.0 | 12.2 | 11.2 | 10.3 | | 24 | 21.3 | 20.6 | 19.8 | 17.5 | 16.0 | 15.2 | 14.1 | 13.1 | 12.0 | 10.9 |
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