Chemical modification of polysaccharides for sustainable bioplastics

Z Wang, C Xu, L Qi, C Chen - Trends in Chemistry, 2024 - cell.com
Sustainable bioplastics have received tremendous interest due to concerns over resource
shortages and environmental challenges. Polysaccharide materials, characterized by their …

Plant fiber reinforcements as alternatives in pultruded FRP composites manufacturing: a review

TS Balakrishnan, MTH Sultan, FS Shahar… - Journal of Natural …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Recent developments of green technology promote the rising attraction toward developing
high-performance and environmentally friendly pultruded products from naturally derived …

Flame-retardant phytic acid–decorated thermoplastic starch/halloysite nanotube composite films with enhanced mechanical strength and excellent barrier properties

Y Liu, J Wang, H Yue, Z Du, X Cheng, H Wang… - Carbohydrate …, 2024 - Elsevier
Thermoplastic starch (TPS), a green and fully biodegradable composite, is considered the
most viable option for replacing petroleum-based polymers. However, the poor mechanical …

A Facile One-Step Synthesis of Polystyrene/Cellulose (PS@ MFC) Biocomposites for the Preparation of Hybrid Water-Absorbing Sponge Materials

K Cherednichenko, K Bardina, A Vishnevich… - Polymers, 2023 - mdpi.com
The elaboration of a low-cost and effective approach to synthesize hybrid composite
materials based on the conventional thermoplastics and natural biopolymers is a …

[HTML][HTML] Multifunctional Ti3C2Tx MXene-reinforced thermoplastic starch nanocomposites for sustainable packaging solutions

M Dong, E Bilotti, H Zhang… - International Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Starch-derived films exhibit significant potential for packaging applications owing to their low
cost, biodegradable characteristics, and natural abundance. Nonetheless, there is a …

Preparation and characterization of cellulose fluorescent material: Experiment and simulation

Z Sun, Z Zhang, X Wang, H An, S Liang, N Li - International Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
The extensive use of fossil based materials has caused serious pollution problems, the full
utilization of biomass resources to prepare high value-added new materials is of great …

Effect of hydrophobic nano-silica content on the surface properties of corn-starch films

Z Żołek-Tryznowska, A Jeznach, E Bednarczyk… - Industrial Crops and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Starch-based films can be used for applications such as single-use packaging for food with
a short shelf life. Hence, starch-based films could be a green alternative to some plastic …

Mechanochemical effect of starch during the plasticization

Z Wan, G Li, Y Wang, H Zhu, X Lan, L Xie - Journal of Food Engineering, 2024 - Elsevier
In this work, a starch-based material was produced by two-rotor continuous mixing extruder.
The evolution of the microstructure during the plasticization process of materials was …

Biocomposites Based on Wheat Flour with Urea-Based Eutectic Plasticizer and Spent Coffee Grounds: Preparation, Physicochemical Characterization, and Study of …

M Zdanowicz, M Rokosa, M Pieczykolan, AK Antosik… - Materials, 2024 - mdpi.com
In this study, we conducted the first plasticization of wheat flour (WF) with the addition of
choline chloride: urea (1: 5 molar ratio) eutectic mixture as a plasticizer and spent coffee …

Mechanochemical Degradation of Biopolymers

L Jicsinszky, F Bucciol, S Chaji, G Cravotto - Molecules, 2023 - mdpi.com
Mechanochemical treatment of various organic molecules is an emerging technology of
green processes in biofuel, fine chemicals, or food production. Many biopolymers are …