A review of biodegradable plastics: chemistry, applications, properties, and future research needs

MS Kim, H Chang, L Zheng, Q Yan, BF Pfleger… - Chemical …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Environmental concerns over waste plastics' effect on the environment are leading to the
creation of biodegradable plastics. Biodegradable plastics may serve as a promising …

[HTML][HTML] Challenges and new opportunities on barrier performance of biodegradable polymers for sustainable packaging

F Wu, M Misra, AK Mohanty - Progress in Polymer Science, 2021 - Elsevier
Biodegradable polymers have emerged as a subject of enormous scientific and industrial
interest due to their environmentally friendly compostability. For the benefit of the market …

Environmental impact of bioplastic use: A review

G Atiwesh, A Mikhael, CC Parrish, J Banoub, TAT Le - Heliyon, 2021 - cell.com
Throughout their lifecycle, petroleum-based plastics are associated with many
environmental problems, including greenhouse gas emissions, persistence in marine and …

The barrier properties of sustainable multiphase and multicomponent packaging materials: A review

BM Trinh, BP Chang, TH Mekonnen - Progress in Materials Science, 2023 - Elsevier
The current packaging materials market is dominated by petrochemical-derived, single-use,
and inexpensive plastics that are incredibly stable in the environment. After their sole use …

Bio-based active food packaging materials: Sustainable alternative to conventional petrochemical-based packaging materials

M Asgher, SA Qamar, M Bilal, HMN Iqbal - Food Research International, 2020 - Elsevier
In food industry, a growing concern is the use of suitable packaging material (ie,
biodegradable coatings and films) with enhanced thermal, mechanical and barrier …

The chemical recycling of polyesters for a circular plastics economy: challenges and emerging opportunities

J Payne, MD Jones - ChemSusChem, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Whilst plastics have played an instrumental role in human development, growing
environmental concerns have led to increasing public scrutiny and demands for outright …

Thermochemical conversion of plastic waste to fuels: a review

S Nanda, F Berruti - Environmental Chemistry Letters, 2021 - Springer
Plastics are common in our daily lifestyle, notably in the packaging of goods to reducing
volume, enhancing transportation efficiency, keeping food fresh and preventing spoilage …

Bioplastics for food packaging

E Shlush, M Davidovich-Pinhas - Trends in food science & technology, 2022 - Elsevier
Background. Packaging materials are responsible for approximately 40% of the produced
plastics while food packaging is the number one end user of such materials. Due to the …

[HTML][HTML] Green economy and waste management: An inevitable plan for materials science

S Nandy, E Fortunato, R Martins - Progress in Natural Science: Materials …, 2022 - Elsevier
Covid is giving us many lessons among which one must be to realize that this is the time to
act for sustainable future. The smart world around us has made it inevitable to have an …

Biodegradation of polymers in managing plastic waste—A review

BKH Lim, E San Thian - Science of The Total Environment, 2022 - Elsevier
The modern economy that is fast-moving and convenience centric has led to excessive
consumption of plastic. This has unwittingly led to egregious accumulation of plastic waste …