Protected cultivation in modern agriculture relies extensively on plastic-originated mulch
films, nets, packaging, piping, silage, and various applications. Polyolefins synthesized from …

This review exclusively addresses material systems primarily based on poly (vinyl
alcohol)(PVA), one of the most popular water-soluble biopolymers, for their use in packaging …

Cellulosic fibres reinforced composite blend films of starch/poly (vinyl alcohol)(PVA) were
prepared by using citric acid as plasticizer and glutaraldehyde as the cross-linker. The …

Recent environmental regulations, societal concerns and growing environmental
understanding throughout the world have triggered renewed efforts in plastic industry to …

The development of biodegradable food packaging with superior properties and
functionalities compared to conventional food packaging is one of the emerging research …

Polysaccharides and proteins are abundantly found in nature and are highly recommended
for developing eco-friendly materials due to their special properties (biodegradability …

Environmental pollution by synthetic polymers is a global problem and investigating
substitutes for synthetic polymers is a major research area. Starch can be used in …

A series of starch/polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) films, denoted SP films, with varying
concentrations (5–30wt%) of citric acid (CA) were solvent cast at 140° C. The effects of CA …

Pea starch nanocrystals (PSN) dispersion containing nanocrystals in a range of 30–80nm
was prepared from native pea starch (NPS) granules by acid hydrolysis. Two series of films …

Pea starch (S) and poly (vinyl alcohol)(PVA) blends with different ratios were produced in
order to elucidate the possible advantages of blend films to overcome the common …