Recent years have witnessed great developments in biobased polymer packaging films for
the serious environmental problems caused by the petroleum-based nonbiodegradable …

Exfoliating montmorillonite (Mt) to nanolayers is a crucial step during producing clay/polymer
nanocomposites (CPN). Only well-exfoliated and well-dispersed Mt. nanolayers in the …

Polymeric membranes are widely applied in water and wastewater treatment. During
membrane filtration, membrane hydrophilicity is essential for both membrane flux and …

Bioinspired polydopamine (PDA) nanoparticles were synthesized and explored as
functional compatibilizers in polyvinyl alcohol/starch (PVA/ST) matrix to develop high …

The relatively low density of functional groups of graphene oxide (GO) and the difficulty to
completely recover after adsorption limit its application in uranium (U (VI)) removal from …

This work dealt with the antimicrobial nanoparticles and incorporated them into the modified
starch matrix to prepare composite films. The ZnO-chitosan nanoparticles with 57.3 wt% ZnO …

Starch and its derivatives have been widely used in the paper industry due to its completely
biodegradable nature, wide availability, and low cost. The surface coating of starch-based …

Nature provides concepts and materials with interesting functionalities to be implemented in
innovative and sustainable materials. In this review, it is illustrated how the combination of …

Polydopamine-modified montmorillonite/chitosan (PDA-mMMT/CS) aerogels were
synthesized through the combination of combining natural biopolymers CS and PDA …

Starch-based packaging materials are being developed to alleviate environmental pollution
and greenhouse gas emissions associated with plastic-based ones. However, the high …