Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Articles Article Faculty Publications -Articles Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Extraction, characterization, and fabrication of cellulose biopolymer sheets from Pistia stratiotes as a biodegradative coating material: an unique strategy for the conversion of invasive weeds into value-added products Subject The topic of the resource Alkali treatment; Biodegradation; Biopolymer coating; Cellulose; Water lettuce Description An account of the resource This study explores the possibility of using Water lettuce (Pistia stratiotes) as a cost-effective substrate for the commercial extraction of cellulose biopolymer using a wide variety of physicochemical treatment methods to compare their efficiency in cellulose extraction. The extraction of cellulose from water lettuce, although promising due to their high cellulose content, was less explored as per the available literature. In this study, functional properties like bulk density-packed density, hydrated density, water retention capacity, oil retention capacity, emulsifying activity and setting volume of the extracted cellulose were studied. The cellulose content from water lettuce was found to be 38.94 0.10% by anthrone method. Preliminary confirmation of cellulose biopolymer was done using the study of functional groups using Fourier Transform Infrared (FT-IR) analysis. Further characterization studies like Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM), X- Ray Diffraction (XRD), Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC) and thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) were conducted to understand the molecular architecture and purity of the cellulose extracted. Fabrication of cellulose sheets was carried out using starch as the plasticizer. Biodegradation studies were conducted in garden soil for four weeks and a high degradation rate of 78.22 0.71% was observed in the fourth week of soil burial. 2022, The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, part of Springer Nature. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Umesh M.; Santhosh A.S.; Shanmugam S.; Thazeem B.; Alharbi S.A.; Almoallim H.S.; Chi N.T.L.; Pugazhendhi A. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Journal of Polymers and the Environment, Vol-30, No. 12, pp. 5057-5068. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Springer Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2022-01-01 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context <a href="https://doi.org/10.1007/s10924-022-02511-4" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://doi.org/10.1007/s10924-022-02511-4</a> <br /><br /><a href="https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85137570935&amp;doi=10.1007%2Fs10924-022-02511-4&amp;partnerID=40&amp;md5=cf21792006558428208fa0928fb114e1" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85137570935&amp;doi=10.1007%2fs10924-022-02511-4&amp;partnerID=40&amp;md5=cf21792006558428208fa0928fb114e1</a> Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Restricted Access Relation A related resource ISSN: 15662543; CODEN: JPENF Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Online Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Article Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Umesh M., Department of Life Sciences, CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Karnataka, Bangalore, 560029, India; Santhosh A.S., Department of Life Sciences, CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Karnataka, Bangalore, 560029, India; Shanmugam S., Biosystems Engineering, Institute of Forestry and Engineering, Estonian University of Life Sciences, Kreutzwaldi 56, Tartu, 51006, Estonia; Thazeem B., Integrated Rural Technology Centre (IRTC), Kerala, Palakkad, India; Alharbi S.A., Department of Botany and Microbiology, College of Science, King Saud University, PO Box - 2455, Riyadh, 11451, Saudi Arabia; Almoallim H.S., Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, College of Dentistry, King Saud University, PO Box-60169, Riyadh, 11545, Saudi Arabia; Chi N.T.L., School of Engineering and Technology, Van Lang University, Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam; Pugazhendhi A., Emerging Materials for Energy and Environmental Applications Research Group, School of Engineering and Technology, Van Lang University, Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam