Plastic production has outgrown most other man-made materials, with more than 90% being
petroleum-based and nonbiodegradable. Packaging, primarily food packaging, consumes …

The greater awareness of non-renewable natural resources preservation needs has led to
the development of more ecological high-performance polymeric materials with new …

The food packaging industry is a major contributor to plastic waste. The end-of-life scenario
of fossil-fuel derived plastics often has a detrimental effect on the natural environment …

This study aims to provide an overview of the latest research studies on the use of
biopolymers in various textile processes, from spinning processes to dyeing and finishing …

Three-dimensional (3D) printing is a revolutionary manufacturing technique that can
fabricate a 3D object by depositing materials layer by layer. Different materials such as …

Sugarcane industry is a major agricultural sector capable of producing sugars with
byproducts including straw, bagasse, and molasses. Sugarcane byproducts are no longer …

In this paper, food packaging materials and bioplastics applied as materials for food
packaging are reviewed. Other possible materials, such as plastics, paper, metal, and glass …

Conversion of organic waste and wastewater to polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs) offers a
potential to recover valuable resources from organic waste. Microbial community-based …

Biodegradable packaging materials generally comprise a solution to the environmental
problem caused by the consecutive use of conventional packaging materials (petroleum …

Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs) are storage granules found in bacteria that are essentially
hydroxy fatty acid polyesters. PHA molecules appear in variety of structures, and amongst all …