The growing world population, evolving urbanization, and globalization have created more
demand for food, which has increased challenges in food safety. Development and …

Background The role of plastic packaging in protecting food is quite appreciable, but the
problems like non-biodegradable nature, recycling issues, and leaching of harmful …

Plastics contain a complex mixture of known and unknown chemicals; some of which can be
toxic. Bioplastics and plant-based materials are marketed as sustainable alternative to …

A significantly growing interest is to design new biodegradable polymers in order to solve
fossil resources and environmental pollution problems associated with conventional …

Biological biocides have the potential to reduce plant biotic stresses and boost
development, but they tend to be unstable and degrade quickly. BCAs inhibit plant diseases …

Frontiers of bio-based and biodegradable polymers are constantly expanding in a view to
achieve sustainability. Hence, designing sustainable bioplastics made of either bio-based or …

Increasing concerns about exhausting the natural resources and growing global
environmental issues caused by petro-based materials have resulted in the emergence of …

The success of oil-based plastics and the continued growth of production and utilisation can
be attributed to their cost, durability, strength to weight ratio, and eight contributions to the …

Future plastic materials will be very different from those that are used today. The increasing
importance of sustainability promotes the development of bio-based and biodegradable …

The accumulation of plastic wastes in different environments has become a topic of major
concern over the past decades; therefore, technologies and strategies aimed at mitigating …