[HTML][HTML] Recent advances in bio-based functional additives for polymers

V Marturano, A Marotta, SA Salazar, V Ambrogi… - Progress in Materials …, 2023 - Elsevier
In recent decades, the strong global concern on depletion of fossil fuel and the
environmental impact of oil-based compounds has pushed towards more sustainable …

PLA composites: From production to properties

M Murariu, P Dubois - Advanced drug delivery reviews, 2016 - Elsevier
Poly (lactic acid) or polylactide (PLA), a biodegradable polyester produced from renewable
resources, is used for various applications (biomedical, packaging, textile fibers and …

Facile, flexible, cost-saving, and environment-friendly paper-based humidity sensor for multifunctional applications

Z Duan, Y Jiang, M Yan, S Wang, Z Yuan… - … applied materials & …, 2019 - ACS Publications
Developing a facile, cost-saving, and environment-friendly method for fabricating a
multifunctional humidity sensor is of great significance to expand its practical applications …

Microcrystalline cellulose: Isolation, characterization and bio-composites application—A review

D Trache, MH Hussin, CTH Chuin, S Sabar… - International Journal of …, 2016 - Elsevier
Considering its widespread usage in various fields, such as food, pharmaceutical, medical,
cosmetic and polymer composites industries, microcrystalline cellulose (MCC) is becoming …

Characterization of biodegradable/non-compostable films made from cellulose acetate/corn starch blends processed under reactive extrusion conditions

C Herniou, JR Mendieta, TJ Gutiérrez - Food Hydrocolloids, 2019 - Elsevier
The manufacture of food packaging materials from food hydrocolloids has been widely
studied during the last decades and multiple alternatives have been investigated, with …

[HTML][HTML] Efficient plant fibre yarn pre-treatment for 3D printed continuous flax fibre/poly (lactic) acid composites

Y Long, Z Zhang, K Fu, Y Li - Composites Part B: Engineering, 2021 - Elsevier
To address the issue of high void contents in 3D printed continuous flax fibre reinforced
composites (CFFRCs), an efficient fibre pre-treatment method was proposed to improve the …

[PDF][PDF] Reactive extrusion of bio-based polymer blends and composites-Current trends and future developments.

K Formela, Ł Zedler, A Hejna, A Tercjak - Express Polymer Letters, 2018 - researchgate.net
Reactive extrusion is a cost-effective and environmentally-friendly method to produce new
materials with enhanced performance properties. At present, reactive extrusion allows in-situ …

The use of alkali treated walnut shells as filler in plasticized poly (lactic acid) matrix composites

A Orue, A Eceiza, A Arbelaiz - Industrial crops and products, 2020 - Elsevier
Different amounts of walnut shell flour have been added to poly (lactic acid) polymer
plasticized with 10 wt% epoxidized linseed oil to prepare biocomposites. The novelty of this …

Evaluation of some eco‐friendly plasticizers for PLA films processing

RN Darie‐Niţă, C Vasile, A Irimia… - Journal of Applied …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
This study was conducted as a first step in order to obtain green materials for food
packaging by using an eco‐friendly bioplastic, polylactic acid (PLA), and nontoxic …

Starch maleate/epoxidized soybean oil/polylactic acid films with improved ductility and biodegradation potential for packaging fatty foods

S Roy Goswami, S Sudhakaran Nair… - ACS Sustainable …, 2022 - ACS Publications
The commercial marketability of polylactic acid (PLA) food packaging films is limited by their
poor ductility and biodegradation ability. To address these challenges, a high-DS amylose …