The current global plastics economy is highly linear, with the exceptional performance and
low carbon footprint of polymeric materials at odds with dramatic increases in plastic waste …

Limited petroleum sources, suitable law regulations, and higher awareness within society
has caused sustainable development of manufacturing and recycling of polymer blends and …

This assessment by the Environmental Effects Assessment Panel (EEAP) of the United
Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) provides the latest scientific update since our …

The plastic industry is today facing a green revolution; however, biopolymers, produced in
low amounts, expensive, and food competitive do not represent an efficient solution. The use …

Up to 25% of plastic waste in Europe is still disposed of in landfills, despite recycling efforts.
The plastic waste in the landfill plot may be exposed both to abiotic and biotic degradation …

Solid wine wastes named wine lees (WL) have been mixed in different percentages (10, 20
and 40 phr) within Polyamide 11 (PA11) and Polybutylene Succinate (PBS) by twin-screw …

The application of plant-based by-products from the food industry as minimally processed
functional fillers for polymeric composites is an increasingly popular trend among …

Solid wine wastes named wine lees (WL) have been tested as cost‐advantage filler within
biopolymers such as poly (3‐hydroxybutyrate‐co‐hydroxyhexanoate) and poly (3 …

PHAs are polyesters synthesized by micro-organisms as an energy reserve from renewable,
and possibly non-food, feedstock. They are non-toxic, biocompatible and quickly …

Natural antioxidants are added in very low amounts to protect a polypropylene (PP) matrix
against thermo‐oxidative degradation during processing. Thus, PP is melt‐blended with …