Novel biopolymer-based sustainable composites for food packaging applications: A narrative review

MY Khalid, ZU Arif - Food Packaging and Shelf Life, 2022 - Elsevier
In the contemporary era of nutrition science, food industries are facing myriad challenges in
assuring quality food with extended shelf life and long-term preservation. Biopolymer-based …

Recent advances in functional utilisation of environmentally friendly and recyclable high-performance green biocomposites: A review

G Zheng, X Kang, H Ye, W Fan, C Sonne, SS Lam… - Chinese Chemical …, 2024 - Elsevier
Humans have relied on biomass for survival and development since the Stone Age. All
aspects of human needs for materials are covered by tools, fuel, and buildings. Nowadays …

Online food delivery habits and its environmental impact during the COVID-19 pandemic: an Italian and Polish study

E Varese, MC Cesarani, B Kabaja, M Sołtysik… - British Food …, 2024 - emerald.com
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate, through a quantitative research, the
impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on online food delivery in Italy and Poland, as well as to …

Pyrolysis and extraction of bark in a biorefineries context: A critical review

U Şen, B Esteves, H Pereira - Energies, 2023 - mdpi.com
Bark-based biorefineries are estimated to become a trending topic in the coming years,
particularly with their adsorbent applications and antioxidant production. While the potential …

Bio-based alternatives to plastic drinking straws: are they more environmentally benign and consumer preferred?

Y Liang, J He, M Zhuang, F Chen, K Yang, J Ma - Carbon Research, 2023 - Springer
The global production of nondegradable catering straws has skyrocketed due to their
versatile properties, which results in significant CO2 emissions and pollution of the …

Rice straw as microalgal biofilm bio-carrier: Effects of indigenous microorganisms on rice straw and microalgal biomass production

H Yan, Q Zhang, Y Wang, X Cui, Y Liu, Z Yu… - Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Microalgal biofilm cultivation is a promising method for efficient microalgae production.
However, expensive, difficult-to-obtain and non-durable carriers hinder its up-scaling. This …

The impact of perceived risk of online takeout packaging and the moderating role of educational level

M Guo, L Wu, CL Tan, JH Cheah, YA Aziz… - Humanities and Social …, 2023 - nature.com
With the rapid development of e-commerce and the impact of COVID-19, online takeout has
become the first choice of more and more consumers. Previous research has indicated that …

Life cycle assessment of recycling metallised food packaging plastics using mechanical, thermal and chemical processes

S Yousef, I Stasiulaitiene - Heliyon, 2024 - cell.com
Single treatment of metallised food packaging plastics waste (MFPW) has shown
disappointing results with recycling rate< 20% due to its complex structure consisting of 10 …

Antimicrobial starch-based cryogels and hydrogels for dual-active food packaging applications

AC Boccia, A Pulvirenti, P Cerruti, T Silvetti… - Carbohydrate …, 2024 - Elsevier
The present study reports on the valorisation of starch waste biomass to produce dual-active
cryogels and hydrogels able to adsorb water and deliver antimicrobial substances for fresh …

Organocatalysts for L-Lactide polymerization: 2-alkyl-and 2-aryl-1, 1, 3, 3-tetramethylguanidines

R Kamaraj, PK Ganta, TB Halima, F Huang… - Molecular …, 2024 - Elsevier
A series of 2-alkyl-and 2-aryl-1, 1, 3, 3-tetramethylguanidine derivatives were synthesized,
and their application in L-Lactide (LA) polymerization was studied. Bn-TMG was the best …