Materials research relating to bio-based polymers and composites has become the order of
the day and several types of research are being undertaken on these materials. This is …

Excess fertilizer released into the environment from low-efficiency fertilizers has created a
global impact on sustainable agriculture, including environmental, economic, and social …

Starch is a biodegradable polymeric carbohydrate that can easily form films and coatings
and can readily be obtained from some food industry by-products and wastes, which may …

Herein, a low-cost electrolytic technology for starch modification has been developed using
abundant chloride salt as a redox mediator. The effects of electrolysis conditions on the in …

Packaging is the main source of polluting plastic waste. Out of the total volume of plastic
waste worldwide, the majority corresponds to food packaging. Biodegradable films have …

The alarming adverse impacts of fossil fuel-based packaging materials led to the
development of sustainable packaging materials from renewable sources that are readily …

The present study aimed to evaluate the combined application of edible coatings (alginate
or pectin) and the osmotic dehydration process (glucose solution at 40° Brix and 60° Brix …

This study investigated the effects of different processing techniques and sol-gel coating on
the physical properties of biocomposite material. Two dispersion series from corn starch …

Packaging is the main source of polluting plastic waste. Out of the total volume of plastic
waste worldwide, the majority corresponds to food packaging. Biodegradable films have …

The problem of food agro-industry residues represents a growing concern in our society,
therefore its use as a raw material to obtain biopolymers of technological interest is an …