Recent advances in reinforced bioplastics for food packaging–A critical review

SA Siddiqui, X Yang, RK Deshmukh… - International Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Recently, diversifying the material, method, and application in food packaging has been
massively developed to find more environment-friendly materials. However, the mechanical …

Cellulose and starch-based bioplastics: a review of advances and challenges for sustainability

MT Hossain, MA Shahid, S Akter… - Polymer-Plastics …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
In recent years, bioplastics have been making great strides in a promising way toward
mitigating the damage that traditional plastics cause to the environment. This article …

Preparation and characterization of bioplastic film from the green seaweed Halimeda opuntia

MM El-Sheekh, EA Alwaleed, A Ibrahim… - International Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Protein-rich seaweeds are regarded as having commercial significance due to their
numerous industrial applications. The green seaweed Halimeda opuntia was used during …

[HTML][HTML] Comprehensive Review of Innovative Materials for Sustainable Buildings' Energy Performance

Y Nasr, H El Zakhem, AEA Hamami, M El Bachawati… - Energies, 2023 - mdpi.com
The building sector, one of the most energy-consuming, is among the most current topics
due to the maturing concerns about the anthropogenic factor's impact on CO2 quantities in …

[HTML][HTML] Study of the Degradation of a TPS/PCL/Fique Biocomposite Material in Soil, Compost, and Water

FS Mosquera Rodríguez, A Quintero Vélez… - Polymers, 2023 - mdpi.com
The degradability of the biocomposite produced from a binary mixture of thermoplastic
banana starch (TPS) and polycaprolactone (PCL) reinforced with fique fibers (Fs) was …

The Green Revolution in Plastics: Unveiling Breakthroughs, Applications, and the Path Forward

S Mushtaq, F Jamil, A Inayat, C Ghenai… - Current Opinion in Green …, 2024 - Elsevier
This manuscript probes into the burgeoning field of green and sustainable plastics,
enlightening their crucial character in contesting the global plastic catastrophe. Having …

[HTML][HTML] Advantages of natural fiber composites for biomedical applications: a review of recent advances

NK Faheed - Emergent Materials, 2024 - Springer
Currently, the use of natural fibers as reinforcements in composites offers several
advantages, such as a decline in materials derived from non-renewable resources and a …

[HTML][HTML] Impact of Glycerol on Oil Palm Trunk Starch Bioplastics Enhanced with Citric-Acid Epoxidized Palm Oil Oligomers

H Hernando, E Julianti, A Nuryawan… - Case Studies in …, 2024 - Elsevier
Biodegradable bioplastics provide a promising solution to mitigate environmental harm from
petroleum-based plastics. This study focuses on optimizing bioplastic films made from oil …

Green Synthesis of Bioplastics from Microalgae: A State-of-the-Art Review

AI Adetunji, M Erasmus - Polymers, 2024 - mdpi.com
The synthesis of conventional plastics has increased tremendously in the last decades due
to rapid industrialization, population growth, and advancement in the use of modern …

[HTML][HTML] 3D-Printable Sustainable Bioplastics from Gluten and Keratin

JRMH Alshehhi, N Wanasingha, R Balu, J Mata… - Gels, 2024 - mdpi.com
Bioplastic films comprising both plant-and animal-derived proteins have the potential to
integrate the optimal characteristics inherent to the specific domain, which offers enormous …