A review on present status and future challenges of starch based polymer films and their composites in food packaging applications

T Niranjana Prabhu, K Prashantha - Polymer Composites, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
In recent years, interest in agro polymers has created great interest among researchers and
industry alike, as these materials are found to be biodegradable and eco‐friendly. Since the …

Influence of hybrid cellulose/bentonite fillers on structure, ambient, and low temperature tensile properties of thermoplastic starch composites

AF Osman, AMTL Ashafee, SA Adnan… - Polymer Engineering …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Thermoplastic starch (TPS) composites incorporating bentonite/cellulose (Bent/Cellulose)
hybrid fillers in different ratios were prepared by film casting. Ultra‐sonication was done to …

Microfibrillated cellulose‐reinforced nonedible starch‐based thermoset biocomposites

NV Patil, AN Netravali - Journal of Applied Polymer Science, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
The present research focuses on developing nonedible starch‐based resin to replace the
currently used edible starches (corn, potato, etc.), protein (soy) as well as some of the …

Optimizing the mechanical and physical properties of thermoplastic starch via tuning the molecular microstructure through co‐plasticization by sorbitol and glycerol

M Esmaeili, G Pircheraghi, R Bagheri - Polymer International, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Nowadays, environmental hazards caused by plastic wastes are a major concern in
academia and industry. Utilization of biodegradable polymers derived from renewable …

Evaluation of the effect of reprocessing on the structure and properties of low density polyethylene/thermoplastic starch blends

AM Peres, RR Pires, RL Oréfice - Carbohydrate polymers, 2016 - Elsevier
The great quantity of synthetic plastic discarded inappropriately in the environment is forcing
the search for materials that can be reprocessable and biodegradable. Blends between …

[HTML][HTML] Manufacture and research of TPS/PE biocomposites properties

J Korol, J Lenża, K Formela - Composites Part B: Engineering, 2015 - Elsevier
In this paper the process of native starch preparing for modification by extrusion and
manufacture of biocomposites is presented. The first aim of this study was to determine the …

Effect of compounding and plastic processing methods on the development of bioplastics based on acetylated starch reinforced with sugarcane bagasse cellulose …

PR Fitch-Vargas, IL Camacho-Hernández… - Industrial Crops and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Fiber-reinforced starch-based bioplastics provide an excellent alternative to synthetic
materials for packaging. Hence, it is important to develop materials based on starch and …

Starch-based biodegradable packaging materials: A review of their preparation, characterization and diverse applications in the food industry

H Cheng, L Chen, DJ McClements, T Yang… - Trends in Food Science …, 2021 - Elsevier
Background Synthetic plastics are extremely versatile and convenient materials that can be
used to create a diversity of useful products, but their widespread use is causing increasing …

A novel method to produce sustainable biocomposites based on thermoplastic corn-starch reinforced by polyvinyl alcohol fibers

P Yin, X Dong, W Zhou, D Zha, J Xu, B Guo, P Li - RSC advances, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
Adding reinforced fiber or cross-linking agent into thermoplastic starch (TPS) is an effective
method to improve its performance. Herein, biodegradable polyvinyl alcohol fiber (PVAF) …

Blends of thermoplastic starch and polyesteramide: processing and properties

L Averous, N Fauconnier, L Moro… - Journal of Applied …, 2000 - Wiley Online Library
The blending of thermoplastic starch (TPS) with other biodegradable polyesters such as
polyesteramide could be an interesting way to produce new biodegradable starch‐based …