Biopolymeric sustainable materials and their emerging applications

ZU Arif, MY Khalid, MF Sheikh, A Zolfagharian… - Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Advancements in polymer science and engineering have helped the scientific community to
shift its attention towards the use of environmentally benign materials for reducing the …

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 …

Biopolymers and composites: Properties, characterization and their applications in food, medical and pharmaceutical industries

GP Udayakumar, S Muthusamy, B Selvaganesh… - Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Polymers have occupied an indispensable role in almost all types of industries for their
immense physical and mechanical characteristics, mainly in food, packaging …

Plant-based natural fibre reinforced composites: a review on fabrication, properties and applications

M Syduzzaman, MA Al Faruque, K Bilisik, M Naebe - Coatings, 2020 - mdpi.com
The increasing global environmental concerns and awareness of renewable green
resources is continuously expanding the demand for eco-friendly, sustainable and …

The effects of silver nanoparticles compositions on the mechanical, physiochemical, antibacterial, and morphology properties of sugar palm starch biocomposites for …

A Rozilah, CNA Jaafar, SM Sapuan, I Zainol, RA Ilyas - Polymers, 2020 - mdpi.com
Antibacterial sugar palm starch biopolymer composite films were developed and derived
from renewable sources and inorganic silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) as main ingredients for …

Green composites from natural fibers and biopolymers: A review on processing, properties, and applications

MZ Islam, ME Sarker, MM Rahman… - Journal of …, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
At present, environmental sustainability is a big concern due to the limited resources and the
adverse impacts of petroleum-based materials. Green composites (GCs) attracted intensive …

Corn Starch (Zea mays) Biopolymer Plastic Reaction in Combination with Sorbitol and Glycerol

MD Hazrol, SM Sapuan, ES Zainudin, MYM Zuhri… - Polymers, 2021 - mdpi.com
The research included corn starch (CS) films using sorbitol (S), glycerol (G), and their
combination (SG) as plasticizers at 30, 45, and 60 wt%, with a traditional solution casting …

Preparation and characterization of cellulose/ZnO nanoparticles extracted from peanut shells: Effects on antibacterial and antifungal activities

H Terea, D Selloum, A Rebiai, A Bouafia… - Biomass Conversion and …, 2023 - Springer
This work aims to recycle peanut shells (residues) to use them as raw materials to produce
nanocrystal cellulose. Two methods were used to synthesis zinc oxide nanoparticles (ZnO …

Characterization and analysis of novel natural cellulosic fiber extracted from Strelitzia reginae plant

N Lemita, S Deghboudj, M Rokbi… - Journal of …, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
The purpose of this study is to evaluate in detail the usability of new cellulosic fibers
extracted from the stem of the plant Strelitzia reginae, as a potential reinforcement for …

Effect of kenaf fibre as reinforcing fillers in corn starch-based biocomposite film

MD Hazrol, SM Sapuan, ES Zainudin, NIA Wahab… - Polymers, 2022 - mdpi.com
Biocomposite films were prepared using corn starch (CS), sorbitol as a plasticiser, and multi-
scale kenaf fibre as reinforcing filler. The microstructure and the physical, tensile, and water …