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

Over the coming few decades bioplastic materials are expected to complement and
gradually replace some of the fossil oil based materials. Multidisciplinary research efforts …

The production and use of biopolymers increases continuously with a very high rate thus all
information on these materials is very important. This feature article first defines the terms …

As plastic pollution globally is gaining increased attention, the use of bio-based plastics,
especially in the food packaging sector, is growing in popularity. While this move is regarded …

The transition toward “green” alternatives to petroleum-based plastics is driven by the need
for “drop-in” replacement materials able to combine characteristics of existing plastics with …

Plasticized cellulose acetate (CA) is one of the most applied bio-based polymers due to its
structural properties and easy processing. Plasticizers are added to CA to increase …

The surface of wood flour used as reinforcement in PP/wood composites was successfully
modified by benzylation in NaOH solution of 20wt% concentration at 105° C. The time of the …

This review surveys advances in the development of various material functionalities based
on thermoplastic cellulose and related structural polysaccharide derivatives. First, the …

As a promising biodegradable polymer, cellulose triacetate (CTA) was synthesized and
plasticized with ionic liquids to produce flexible biocomposite films multi-end-use. Initially …

In this chapter, we introduce biopolymers, processing technologies, and applications of
biopolymers. With increasing environmental awareness and ecological risk, green …