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

The food packaging sector generates large volumes of plastic waste due to the high demand
for packaged products with a short shelf-life. Biopolymers such as starch-based materials …

The development of biodegradable food packaging with superior properties and
functionalities compared to conventional food packaging is one of the emerging research …

Environmental pollution by synthetic polymers is a global problem and investigating
substitutes for synthetic polymers is a major research area. Starch can be used in …

Biodegradable films composed of starch and chitosan plasticized by palm oil were
fabricated via a solvent casting technique. In this study, the influence of the ratio of brown …

Fogging on transparent surfaces such as goggles causes a series of hazards to users. To
fabricate antifogging and low-haze transparent renewable polymer materials, intrinsic …

Starch and chitosan are biodegradable polymers from renewable sources that can be used
to overcome the serious environmental problem caused by improper disposal of synthetic …

The production, purification, and characterization of thermostable-alkaline keratinase from
Bacillus halodurans SW-X (keratinase_SW-X), and its applicability towards the production of …

An antimicrobial thermoplastic starch (TPS) was developed by melt-mixing TPS with
chlorhexidine gluconate (CHG) and epoxy resin (Er). The tensile strength and hardness of …

A novel supramolecular network based on carboxylic styrene butadiene rubber (XSBR) and
chitosan (CTS) is prepared through solution mixing process. XSBR molecular chains have …