As a novel post-harvesting strategy, edible films and coatings for fruits and vegetables offer
preservation measures to meet the growing needs of hunger and agricultural management …

Edible film is thin film matrix with specific and flexible properties and widely used as food
packaging. Films have barrier properties against mass transfer (such as moisture, oxygen …

Plastics are desirable as packaging materials due to their strong, flexible, and low-cost
properties. However, their lack of biodegradability is environmentally detrimental. To this …

Studies of renewable polymers have highlighted starch's role to replace petroleum-based
components to produce biodegradable films with plastic-like qualities. In this study, the …

Plastics thrown out as trash are an everlasting threat to our biosphere and ecosystem. A
sustainable remedy within our reach is the use of agricultural biomass. Herein, the …

Clary sage essential oil (CSEO) has been reported for its wide food and pharmaceutical
applications. This work aimed to produce biodegradable active guar gum-calcium caseinate …

This study aimed to assess the potential of sewage sludge, a significant residue of
wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs), as a sustainable resource for producing a bio-based …

In recent years, the increase in the generation of agro-food processing waste, coupled with
uncontrolled disposal and inefficient recovery methods, has raised concerns among society …

Plastic pollution has had a negative impact on the environment, which has numerous
pessimistic effects on human existence. Plastic stays hundreds of decades in the …

We propose a novel biodegradable active-intelligent film solely fabricated from valorized
agricultural residues and processing wastes, for preserving and monitoring the freshness of …