Plastic biodegradation: Frontline microbes and their enzymes

A Amobonye, P Bhagwat, S Singh, S Pillai - Science of the Total …, 2021 - Elsevier
Plastic polymers with different properties have been developed in the last 150 years to
replace materials such as wood, glass and metals across various applications …

Bioplastic from renewable biomass: a facile solution for a greener environment

G Coppola, MT Gaudio, CG Lopresto, V Calabro… - Earth systems and …, 2021 - Springer
Environmental pollutions are increasing day by day due to more plastic application. The
plastic material is going in our food chain as well as the environment employing microplastic …

Incorporation of essential oils in edible seaweed-based films: A comprehensive review

S Ebrahimzadeh, D Biswas, S Roy… - Trends in Food Science & …, 2023 - Elsevier
Background Novel innovative approaches like edible films have huge potential to be used in
food contacting materials due to their positive impacts on ecological problems and other …

Bioplastic made from seaweed polysaccharides with green production methods

C Lim, S Yusoff, CG Ng, PE Lim, YC Ching - Journal of Environmental …, 2021 - Elsevier
This study aims to analyze the practicability of forming seaweed films and their viability of
enhancing the bioplastic market using new green technologies. Seaweeds can form films …

Microalgae-based bioplastics: future solution towards mitigation of plastic wastes

JWR Chong, X Tan, KS Khoo, HS Ng… - Environmental …, 2022 - Elsevier
Global demand for plastic materials has severely harm the environment and marine sea life.
Therefore, bioplastics have emerged as an environmentally friendly alternative due to …

An overview of the alternative use of seaweeds to produce safe and sustainable bio-packaging

S Lomartire, JC Marques, AMM Gonçalves - Applied Sciences, 2022 - mdpi.com
In modern times, seaweeds have become widely involved in several biotechnological
applications due to the variety of their constituent bioactive compounds. The consumption of …

PHA-based bioplastic: A potential alternative to address microplastic pollution

SA Acharjee, P Bharali, B Gogoi, V Sorhie… - Water, Air, & Soil …, 2023 - Springer
Petroleum-derived plastics are linked to a variety of growing environmental issues
throughout their lifecycle, including emission of greenhouse gases, accumulation in …

Lignins as promising renewable biopolymers and bioactive compounds for high-performance materials

C Vasile, M Baican - Polymers, 2023 - mdpi.com
The recycling of biomass into high-value-added materials requires important developments
in research and technology to create a sustainable circular economy. Lignin, as a …

Microalgae in bioplastic production: a comprehensive review

Y Arora, S Sharma, V Sharma - Arabian Journal for Science and …, 2023 - Springer
The current era of industrialization includes a constantly increasing demand for plastic
products, but because plastics are rarely recycled and are not biodegradable plastic …

Plasma surface engineering of natural and sustainable polymeric derivatives and their potential applications

RR Pillai, V Thomas - Polymers, 2023 - mdpi.com
Highlights The article reviewed plasma research on natural fiber functionalization and
sustainable polymeric derivatives in the last two decades. The article highlighted various …