The growing demand for renewable products has led to many studies of alternative materials. present work describes the production a composite based in polyester resin reinforced with fibers from climber plant Luffa cylindrica and evaluates its mechanical performance. was produced two perpendicularly-crossed layers vegetable fibers. lamination performed mold glass plates pressed by hydraulic pre...

The use of metal tolerant plants for the phytostabilization of metal contaminated soil is an area of extensive research and development. In this study the effects of inoculation of Ni-resistant bacterial strains on phytostabilization potential of various plants, including Brassica juncea, Luffa cylindrica and Sorghum halepense, were studied. A Ni-resistant bacterial strain SR28C was isolated fr...