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 …

Each year, more than 330 million tons of plastic are produced worldwide. The main
consumers of plastics are the packaging (40%), building (20%) and automotive (8%) …

This study explores the preparation of corn starch (CS) films incorporated with glycerol,
thymol, and combination of glycerol and thymol via solution casting technique. The resulting …

Current trends in food packaging systems are toward biodegradable polymer materials,
especially the food biopolymer films made from polysaccharides and proteins, but they are …

Polylactic acid (PLA) and thermoplastic starch (TPS) are biodegradable polymers of
biological origin, and the mixture of these polymers has been studied due to the desirable …

The microcrystalline cellulose (MCC) used as the fillers, were incorporated into the starch
matrix to prepared MCC/thermoplastic starch (TPS) granules by extrusion method blending …

The use of active packaging technologies and biopolymeric materials are among the
emerging trends for implementation of sustainability in the food packaging industry. Thus …

Food products containing high moisture content are perishable and prone to spoilage, even
under refrigerated conditions. Microcrystalline cellulose (MCC)-based active films are …

This study introduces a new and bio-friendly adsorbent based on natural and
cetyltrimethylammonium chloride (CTAC)-modified adsorbent prepared from wheat straw …

In food packaging, smart indicator films based on natural resources have greatly attracted
researchers to minimize the environmental issues as well as to satisfy consumer …