Green synthesis of novel biocomposites from treated cellulosic fibers and recycled bio-plastic polylactic acid

The authors are sincerely thankful to the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (Discovery Grant 355254 and NSERC CRD Grant), and CRIBIQ for financial support. We would like to thank Mr. R. Fortin and Colin Jacob Vaillancourt from Gaudreau Environment for providing rPLA samples. Likewise, the support of Ozymes Inc. is equally appreciated for valuable comments during the experimental planning from industrial perspective. Financial assistance by the ‘Fonds de recherche du Quebec- Nature et technologies (FRQNT)’ and INRS-ETE has been thankfully acknowledged by K Hegde.