[HTML][HTML] Micro-and nanocellulose in polymer composite materials: A review

AAB Omran, AABA Mohammed, SM Sapuan, RA Ilyas… - Polymers, 2021 - mdpi.com
The high demand for plastic and polymeric materials which keeps rising every year makes
them important industries, for which sustainability is a crucial aspect to be taken into …

[HTML][HTML] Recent progress of reinforcement materials: a comprehensive overview of composite materials

DK Rajak, DD Pagar, R Kumar, CI Pruncu - Journal of Materials Research …, 2019 - Elsevier
Emerged in the middle of 20th century, composite materials are now one of the hotspot
research topics in the modern technology. Their promising characteristics make them …

[HTML][HTML] Physical properties of thermoplastic starch derived from natural resources and its blends: A review

ZN Diyana, R Jumaidin, MZ Selamat, I Ghazali… - Polymers, 2021 - mdpi.com
Thermoplastic starch composites have attracted significant attention due to the rise of
environmental pollutions induced by the use of synthetic petroleum-based polymer …

[HTML][HTML] Nanocellulose-based nanocomposites for sustainable applications: A review

MN Norizan, SS Shazleen, AH Alias, FA Sabaruddin… - Nanomaterials, 2022 - mdpi.com
Nanocellulose has emerged in recent years as one of the most notable green materials
available due to its numerous appealing factors, including its non-toxic nature …

Effect of hydrolysis time on the morphological, physical, chemical, and thermal behavior of sugar palm nanocrystalline cellulose (Arenga pinnata (Wurmb.) Merr)

RA Ilyas, SM Sapuan, MSN Atikah… - Textile Research …, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
Sugar palm nanocrystalline celluloses (SPNCCs) were isolated from sugar palm fiber (SPF).
In this study, acid hydrolysis (60 wt.%) at different reaction times (30, 45, and 60 min) was …

[HTML][HTML] Trends in edible packaging films and its prospective future in food: a review

A Kumar, M Hasan, S Mangaraj, M Pravitha… - Applied Food …, 2022 - Elsevier
Food packaging is an important area of food research due to its prime role in the protection
and containment of foodstuffs. Traditionally petroleum-derived polymers fulfill the lion's …

[HTML][HTML] Antimicrobial activities of starch-based biopolymers and biocomposites incorporated with plant essential oils: A review

R Syafiq, SM Sapuan, MYM Zuhri, RA Ilyas, A Nazrin… - Polymers, 2020 - mdpi.com
Recently, many scientists and polymer engineers have been working on eco-friendly
materials for starch-based food packaging purposes, which are based on biopolymers, due …

[HTML][HTML] Nanocellulose reinforced thermoplastic starch (TPS), polylactic acid (PLA), and polybutylene succinate (PBS) for food packaging applications

A Nazrin, SM Sapuan, MYM Zuhri, RA Ilyas… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Synthetic plastics are severely detrimental to the environment because non-biodegradable
plastics do not degrade for hundreds of years. Nowadays, these plastics are very commonly …

Transparent and antimicrobial cellulose film from ginger nanofiber

H Abral, J Ariksa, M Mahardika, D Handayani… - Food …, 2020 - Elsevier
As demand on the safety and quality of the product in food packaging is increased,
nanocellulose based transparent paper with resistance against microbial activity becomes …

Preparation and characterization of active and intelligent packaging films based on cassava starch and anthocyanins from Lycium ruthenicum Murr

Y Qin, Y Liu, H Yong, J Liu, X Zhang, J Liu - International journal of …, 2019 - Elsevier
Lycium ruthenicum Murr. is a functional food with abundant anthocyanins. Since
anthocyanins can change colors under different pH conditions, pH-sensitive packaging films …