Starch is a biodegradable biopolymer, a sustainable material that can replace conventional
petrochemical-based plastics. However, starch has some limitations, as it must be …

The aim of this review is to discuss the recent developments in thermoplastic starch blends.
Starch has been considered as an excellent candidate to partially substitute synthetic …

Single-use plastic packaging has become an inevitable part of every aspect of human life. In
fact, the increase in the consumption of petroleum-based single-use plastics has resulted in …

The last decade has seen the development of green materials, which intends to reduce the
human impact on the environment. Green polymers are obviously tendency subset of this …

Synthetic plastics are severely detrimental to the environment because non-biodegradable
plastics do not degrade for hundreds of years. Nowadays, these plastics are very commonly …

Biodegradable polymers from renewable resources have attracted much attention in recent
years. Starch has been considered as one of the most promising candidates among …

The diversity and ubiquity of plastic products substantially testify to the versatility of the
special class of engineering materials known as polymers. However, the non …

Biocomposites suitable for short-life applications such as food packaging were prepared by
melt processing and investigated. Biocomposites studied are wheat starch plasticized with …

Environmental pollution by synthetic polymers is a global problem and investigating
substitutes for synthetic polymers is a major research area. Starch can be used in …

Thermoplastic starch is a good candidate for preparing biobased plastics. However, certain
deficiencies in the ingredient, such as its poor mechanical strength and lack of antibacterial …