Trends and challenges of starch-based foams for use as food packaging and food container

DR Tapia-Blácido, GJ Aguilar, MT de Andrade… - Trends in Food Science …, 2022 - Elsevier
Background Expanded polystyrene (EPS), an inexpensive and widely available polymer,
has been extensively employed in foam packaging. However, EPS-based foams cause …

[HTML][HTML] Cellulose-derived carbon aerogels: A novel porous platform for supercapacitor electrodes

C Zhang, H Wang, Y Gao, C Wan - Materials & Design, 2022 - Elsevier
With the coming of the green chemistry era, the tunable porosity and superb environmental
friendliness accompanied by outstanding electrical conductivity of cellulose-derived carbon …

[HTML][HTML] Enhanced mechanical properties, water resistance, thermal stability, and biodegradation of the starch-sisal fibre composites with various fillers

M Ji, F Li, J Li, J Li, C Zhang, K Sun, Z Guo - Materials & Design, 2021 - Elsevier
The poor performance and high cost of the starch-sisal fibre composites with open-cell
structures prevent their usage as biodegradable biomass to replace plastics. Therefore …

Preparation and characterization of dual-modified cassava starch-based biodegradable foams for sustainable packaging applications

SM Amaraweera, C Gunathilake… - ACS …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Starch and its derivatives have recently emerged as a sustainable and renewable
alternative for petroleum-based expanded polystyrene (EPS) and expanded polypropylene …

Cellulosic biocomposite foam papers impregnated by crosslinked starch/poly (vinyl alcohol) biopolymers

MH Salim, Z Kassab, E Ablouh, FSA Hassani… - Industrial Crops and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Bio-based materials offer tremendous contributions by replacing conventional fossil-based
products for a more sustainable society. The aim of the current study was to study the effect …

Epoxidised sesame oil as a biobased coupling agent and plasticiser in polylactic acid/thermoplastic yam starch blends

R Ortega-Toro, A López-Córdoba, F Avalos-Belmontes - Heliyon, 2021 - cell.com
This work aims to improve the physicochemical properties of polylactic acid (PLA) and
thermoplastic yam starch (TPS) blends using epoxidised sesame oil (ESO). We used …

[HTML][HTML] Starting materials, processes and characteristics of bio-based foams: A review

X Wang, J Jang, Y Su, J Liu, H Zhang, Z He… - Journal of Bioresources …, 2024 - Elsevier
Biofoam products have attracted considerable attention lately because there is a growing
demand for green/sustainable products. To this end, various biobased foams have either …

Foaming of 3D-Printed PLA/CaCO3 Composites by Supercritical CO2 Process for Sustainable Food Contact Materials

S Faba, Á Agüero, MP Arrieta, S Martínez, J Romero… - Polymers, 2024 - mdpi.com
In the last decade, among the emerging technologies in the area of bioplastics, additive
manufacturing (AM), commonly referred to as 3D printing, stands out. This technology has …

Effects of carboxymethyl cellulose concentration on mechanical, viscoelastic properties, and thermal properties of starch/plant fiber foaming tableware materials with …

C Han, Z Yuan, B Sun, H Qiu, Y Huang… - Industrial Crops and …, 2024 - Elsevier
In this study, a novel bio-based composite of starch/plant fiber foaming tableware material
was prepared by the hot-pressing foaming method. The influence of the content of …

Effect of cellulose and cellulose nanocrystal contents on the biodegradation, under composting conditions, of hierarchical PLA biocomposites

LM Galera Manzano, MÁ Ruz Cruz, NM Moo Tun… - Polymers, 2021 - mdpi.com
In this work, the effect of microfibrillated cellulose (MFC) and cellulose nanocrystals (CNCs)
on the biodegradation, under composting conditions, of hierarchical PLA biocomposites …