Bioplastics are a promising alternative to non-biodegradable plastics. One of these
bioplastics, PBAT (polybutylene adipate co-terephthalate), is a polyester-based bioplastic …

Food packaging is designed to protect foods, to provide required information about the food,
and to make food handling convenient for distribution to consumers. Packaging has a crucial …

Mismanaged plastic litter submitted to environmental conditions may breakdown into smaller
fragments, eventually reaching nano-scale particles (nanoplastics, NPLs). In this study …

In recent years, production of cellulose nanofiber (CNF) from waste materials has achieved
great interest owing to their renewable nature, biodegradability, high mechanical properties …

Cellulose nanofibers (CNF) and nanocrystalline cellulose (CNC) are biopolymers with
abundant natural availability, biodegradable, non-toxic, and renewable, isolated from …

Nanocrystalline cellulose (NCs) was successfully isolated from pepper biowaste using lactic
acid hydrolysis and employed as filler in seaweed biocomposite. Optimization of hydrolysis …

Cellulose derived from lignocellulosic biomass or microorganisms via fermentation can be
transformed into nanocellulose (NC), ie, cellulose nanofibrils (CNFs) and cellulose …

CNCs are intensively studied to reinforce biocomposites. However, it remains a challenge to
homogeneously disperse the CNC in biocomposites for a smooth film surface …

This chapter covers the key aspects of both general and special-purpose elastomers, such
as elastomer types, their typical characteristics, and limitations. A comparison of properties …

Cellulose is one of the most important materials used recently in biodegradable/
compostable polymers processing including in food packaging applications. This material …