Starch is a natural, renewable, affordable, and easily available polymer used as gelling
agents, thickeners, binders, and potential raw materials in various food products. Due to …

This review presents data from the past five years on the use of polymeric superabsorbent
hydrogels in agriculture as water and nutrient storage and retention materials, as well as …

Nanotechnology is one of the most promising technologies available today, holding
tremendous potential for biomedical and healthcare applications. In this field, there is an …

Consumer trends towards environmentally friendly products are driving plastics industries to
investigate more benign alternatives to petroleum-based polymers. In the case of adhesives …

Agricultural waste has been a prominent environmental concern due to its significant
negative impact on the environment when it is incinerated, disposed of in landfills, or …

Over the past three decades, chemical and biological water contamination has become a
major concern, particularly in the industrialized world. Heavy metals, aromatic compounds …

Starch-based foams have attracted great attention as alternatives to expanded polystyrene
because of their sustainability, biodegradability, and low thermal conductivity. Herein, we …

Growing public awareness of the harmful environmental impacts of plastics has sparked
interest in the development of plant-based packaging materials. Because starch is a …

Background Starch and its derivatives play important roles in food industry. However, the
application range of natural starch is limited due to its poor solubility and stability. Enzymatic …

A holistic utilization of all lignocellulosic wood biomass, instead of the current approach of
using only the cellulose fraction, is crucial for the efficient, ecological, and economical use of …