Kariyawasam,K .H .C .SGunathilake,M.D .M. SDe Silva,H, I,CAbeytunga,D .T. U2025-02-232025-02-232019-05https://dr.ichemc.ac.lk/handle/123456789/292Technical Sessions : A - 10 Page 19-20Cellulose acetate (CA) is an ester derivative of cellulose with a wide range of industrial applications as coatings, cigarette filters, textile fibers, filtration membranes, photo films, composites, and medical and pharmaceutical products.1 Annually, a few tons of banana pseudo-stems are left behind in the plantation soil as an agro waste in Sri Lanka.encellulosecellulose acetatebanana pseudo-stemmicrowave irradiationiodine catalystArticle