Biodegradable polymers and their nano-composites for the removal of endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs) from wastewater: A review

M Al Sharabati, R Abokwiek, A Al-Othman… - Environmental …, 2021 - Elsevier
Endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs) target the endocrine system by interfering with the
natural hormones in the body leading to adverse effects on human and animal health. These …

Polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA): Review of synthesis, characteristics, processing and potential applications in packaging

E Bugnicourt, P Cinelli, A Lazzeri, VA Alvarez - 2014 - ri.conicet.gov.ar
Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs) are gaining increasing attention in the biodegradable
polymer market due to their promising properties such as high biodegradability in different …

Production of biodegradable plastic by polyhydroxybutyrate (PHB) accumulating bacteria using low cost agricultural waste material

A Getachew, F Woldesenbet - BMC research notes, 2016 - Springer
Abstract Background Polyhydroxybutyrates (PHBs) are macromolecules synthesized by
bacteria. They are inclusion bodies accumulated as reserve materials when the bacteria …

Biodegradable polymers-a review on recent trends and emerging perspectives

GE Luckachan, CKS Pillai - Journal of Polymers and the Environment, 2011 - Springer
Recent trends in biodegradable polymers indicate significant developments in terms of
novel design strategies and engineering to provide advanced polymers with comparably …

Dielectric Properties of ZnO‐Based Nanocomposites and Their Potential Applications

D Kaur, A Bharti, T Sharma… - International Journal of …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Energy storage devices constitute one of the research areas in recent years. Capacitors are
commonly used for the storage of electrical energy. The current research is focusing on not …

Biodegradable polymers

R Chandra, R Rustgi - Progress in polymer science, 1998 - Elsevier
Biodegradable polymers are a newly emerging field. A vast number of biodegradable
polymers have been synthesized recently and some microorganisms and enzymes capable …

Bacterial polyhydroxyalkanoates

SY Lee - Biotechnology and bioengineering, 1996 - Wiley Online Library
Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs) are polyesters of hydroxyalkanoates (HAs) synthesized by
numerous bacteria as intracellular carbon and energy storage compounds and accumulated …

Advances in cellulose ester performance and application

KJ Edgar, CM Buchanan, JS Debenham… - Progress in polymer …, 2001 - Elsevier
In this review, we examine those areas of cellulose ester application in which there has
been the greatest recent activity, and we choose to define the word 'recent'to include roughly …

Recent advances in microbial polyhydroxyalkanoates

S Khanna, AK Srivastava - Process biochemistry, 2005 - Elsevier
Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs) are polyesters of hydroxyalkanoates (HAs) synthesised by
numerous bacteria as an intracellular carbon and energy storage compound. These are …

Occurrence, synthesis and medical application of bacterial polyhydroxyalkanoate

M Zinn, B Witholt, T Egli - Advanced drug delivery reviews, 2001 - Elsevier
Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs) comprise a large class of polyesters that are synthesized by
many bacteria as an intracellular carbon and energy compound. Analysis of isolated PHAs …