Aliphatic and aromatic polyesters of hydroxycarboxylic acids are characterized not only by
biodegradability, but also by biocompatibility and inertness, which makes them suitable for …

This work considered the utilisation of environmentally friendly biodegradable materials
instead of conventional polymeric materials, in order to prevent further environmental …

The increasing demand for environmentally friendly food packaging solutions has driven
extensive research into biodegradable materials, particularly thermoplastic starch (TPS) …

This work offered a dual-crosslinking strategy to prepare starch− poly (ester urethane)−
oligochitosan (SPEO) composites with high starch content (> 46 wt%). The crosslinking …

The incorporation of representative commercial compostable materials into a full-scale open-
air windrow composting process in an industrial site using household-separated biowaste …

The biodegradability of polymers depends on several factors. However, the most critical
aspects are the accessibility of the structure for moisture and enzyme diffusion and the …

Considering the current context of research aiming at proposing new bioplastics with low
costs and properties similar to fossil-based commodities currently on the market, in the …

Driven by the environmental stress caused by plastics, the interest on eco-friendly polymers
has attracted the attention of researchers and industry. Thermoplastic starch (TPS) and poly …

Biobased and biodegradable polymers are used in bioplastics as blends or composites of
various materials to tune their physical properties but also influence their stability with …

To identify an economically viable waste management system for bioplastics, thermoplastic
starch (TPS) and poly (butylene adipate-co-terephthalate)(PBAT) were anaerobically …