Chemical and physical modifications of starch for renewable polymeric materials

E Ojogbo, EO Ogunsona, TH Mekonnen - Materials today sustainability, 2020 - Elsevier
Biodegradable polymers obtained from renewable natural resources have received
increasing attention due to their potential as alternatives to traditional petroleum-based …

Advanced material applications of starch and its derivatives

E Ogunsona, E Ojogbo, T Mekonnen - European Polymer Journal, 2018 - Elsevier
Starch as a natural polymer has attracted significant interest and is currently used in
numerous industrial applications. This is because of its renewability, biodegradability …

[HTML][HTML] Applications of starch biopolymers for a sustainable modern agriculture

A Gamage, A Liyanapathiranage, A Manamperi… - Sustainability, 2022 - mdpi.com
Protected cultivation in modern agriculture relies extensively on plastic-originated mulch
films, nets, packaging, piping, silage, and various applications. Polyolefins synthesized from …

[HTML][HTML] Development of starch-based materials using current modification techniques and their applications: A review

SM Amaraweera, C Gunathilake, OHP Gunawardene… - Molecules, 2021 - mdpi.com
Starch is one of the most common biodegradable polymers found in nature, and it is widely
utilized in the food and beverage, bioplastic industry, paper industry, textile, and biofuel …

Starch based polyurethanes: A critical review updating recent literature

F Zia, KM Zia, M Zuber, S Kamal, N Aslam - Carbohydrate polymers, 2015 - Elsevier
Recent advancements in material science and technology made it obvious that use of
renewable feed stock is the need of hour. Polymer industry steadily moved to get rid of its …

Perspectives for solid biopolymer electrolytes in dye sensitized solar cell and battery application

R Singh, AR Polu, B Bhattacharya, HW Rhee… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2016 - Elsevier
Photovoltaic technologies represent one of the leading research areas of solar energy which
is one of the most powerful renewable alternatives of fossil fuels. In a common photovoltaic …

Microbial production and recovery of hybrid biopolymers from wastes for industrial applications-a review

M Horue, IR Berti, ML Cacicedo, GR Castro - Bioresource Technology, 2021 - Elsevier
Agro-industrial wastes to be a global concern since agriculture and industrial processes are
growing exponentially with the fast increase of the world population. Biopolymers are …

[HTML][HTML] An Overview on Wood Waste Valorization as Biopolymers and Biocomposites: Definition, Classification, Production, Properties and Applications

F Ferrari, R Striani, D Fico, MM Alam, A Greco… - Polymers, 2022 - mdpi.com
Bio-based polymers, obtained from natural biomass, are nowadays considered good
candidates for the replacement of traditional fossil-derived plastics. The need for substituting …

[HTML][HTML] Compatibilization of starch/synthetic biodegradable polymer blends for packaging applications: A review

OHP Gunawardene, C Gunathilake… - Journal of Composites …, 2021 - mdpi.com
The health and environmental concerns of the usage of non-biodegradable plastics have
driven efforts to explore replacing them with renewable polymers. Although starch is a vital …

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 …