PREPARATION AND CHARACTERIZATION OF POLYVINYL ALCOHOL (PVA)-GLYCEROL COMPOSITE FILMS INCORPORATING NANOSILICA FROM MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE INCINERATOR BOTTOM ASH

Preparation and characterization of polyvinyl alcohol (PVA)-glycerol composite films incorporating nanosilica from municipal solid waste incinerator bottom ash

This study investigates usc trojans snapback hat the fabrication of a composite film composed of polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) and glycerol, incorporating nanosilica derived from municipal solid waste incinerator bottom ash (BA).The nanosilica is blended with a PVA film-forming solution containing glycerol as a plasticizer.The composite films are charact

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16-Port Non-Planar MIMO Antenna System With Near-Zero-Index (NZI) Metamaterial Decoupling Structure for 5G Applications

In this article, a low-cost 16-port non-planar Multiple-Input-Multiple Output (MIMO) antenna system is proposed for future 5G applications.The non-planar MIMO antenna system is established around a 3D-octagonal-shape polystyrene block.The MIMO elements are arranged on the eight-sides of octagonal-shape block, whereas bottom and top faces of hindiro

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An effective universal protocol for the extraction of fructooligosaccharide from the different agricultural byproducts

Alternative bio-refinery technologies are required to promote the commercial utilization of plant biomass components.The fructooligosaccharide (FOS) obtained after hydrolysis of the hemicellulose fractions was mainly applied in the pharmaceutical and food industries.Agricultural bi-product is a rich constituent in dietary fibres, which have prebiot

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