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 …

Currently, petroleum-based synthetic plastics are used as a key barrier material in the paper-
based packaging of several food and nonfood goods. This widespread usage of plastic as a …

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 …

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

Starch is the most important widely spread polysaccharide used for the synthesis of
biopolymer film. Renewable source, abundance, cost effectiveness and excellent film …

There is a dire need to cut post-harvest food loss to improve global food security, public
health, and sustainable natural resource use. Fruits and vegetables constitute one of the …

Plasticized hydroxypropyl cassava thermoplastic starch (TPS) with glycerol was blended
with polybutylene adipate terephthalate (PBAT) via blown-film extrusion. Effects of …

This study aimed to reveal the quality changes of soy protein-based meat analogues at 4° C,
and to investigate the efficacy of antimicrobial packaging on maintaining the qualities of …

Sustainable and biodegradable packaging materials are appealing alternatives to the
petrochemical-derived and non-biodegradable plastics that currently dominate the market …

Two dynamic covalent networks based on the Diels–Alder reaction were blended to exploit
the properties of the dissimilar polymer backbones. Furan-functionalized polyether amines …