[HTML][HTML] Ocean Plastics: Extraction, Characterization and Utilization of Macroalgae Biopolymers for Packaging Applications

E Moore, D Colbert - Sustainability, 2024 - mdpi.com
This review details the extraction, characterization and utilization of seaweed-derived
biopolymers for future packaging applications. The review is contextualized within the …

Wasted shores: Using drones to monitor the spatio-temporal evolution of debris accumulation hotspots on South Africa's Umgeni River

T Gutsa, C Trois, R de Vries, T Mani - Science of The Total Environment, 2024 - Elsevier
Rivers are major contributors of plastic waste to the oceans. Running through the northern
part of the 1.3 million-inhabitants City of Durban, South Africa, the Umgeni River is estimated …

[PDF][PDF] Addressing plastic additives

A Castillo Castillo, K Brophy, I van Holstein - 2023 - researchgate.net
Objectives A wide range of chemicals are added to plastics to give them specific desirable
characteristics, for example to make them more flexible, give them different colours, increase …