Recent trends in recycling and reusing techniques of different plastic polymers and their composite materials

MY Khalid, ZU Arif, W Ahmed, H Arshad - Sustainable Materials and …, 2022 - Elsevier
The rising environmental concerns caused by the excess use of synthetic materials have
diverted the world's attention towards sustainable materials along with a circular economy …

Nanocellulose in food packaging: A review

SS Ahankari, AR Subhedar, SS Bhadauria… - Carbohydrate …, 2021 - Elsevier
The research in eco-friendly and sustainable materials for packaging applications with
enhanced barrier, thermo-mechanical, rheological and anti-bacterial properties has …

Recent advances in the investigation of poly (lactic acid)(PLA) nanocomposites: incorporation of various nanofillers and their properties and applications

ND Bikiaris, I Koumentakou, C Samiotaki… - Polymers, 2023 - mdpi.com
Poly (lactic acid)(PLA) is considered the most promising biobased substitute for fossil-
derived polymers due to its compostability, biocompatibility, renewability, and good …

Edible coatings and antimicrobial nanoemulsions for enhancing shelf life and reducing foodborne pathogens of fruits and vegetables: A review

NA Al-Tayyar, AM Youssef, RR Al-Hindi - Sustainable Materials and …, 2020 - Elsevier
In the current review, food preservation methods were studied, as the food industry is facing
the challenge of storing and increasing the shelf life of cut fresh fruits and vegetables …

Biobased composites from agro-industrial wastes and by-products

F Ortega, F Versino, OV López, MA García - Emergent Materials, 2022 - Springer
The greater awareness of non-renewable natural resources preservation needs has led to
the development of more ecological high-performance polymeric materials with new …

Nanocellulose based biodegradable polymers

C Zinge, B Kandasubramanian - European Polymer Journal, 2020 - Elsevier
In today's progressive world, the requirement of bio-based materials has taken considerable
eminence. The necessity of these bio-based materials has substantially increased, making …

[HTML][HTML] Packaging design for the circular economy: A systematic review

Z Zhu, W Liu, S Ye, L Batista - Sustainable production and consumption, 2022 - Elsevier
The concept of circular economy has been ubiquitous over the past five years and has been
steadily gaining a consensus as a new paradigm. Circular economy covers a wide spectrum …

The emergence of edible and food-application coatings for food packaging: a review

LJL Iversen, K Rovina, JM Vonnie, P Matanjun… - Molecules, 2022 - mdpi.com
Food packaging was not as important in the past as it is now, because the world has more
people but fewer food resources. Food packaging will become more prevalent and go from …

Functional nanocellulose, alginate and chitosan nanocomposites designed as active film packaging materials

G Lavrič, A Oberlintner, I Filipova, U Novak, B Likozar… - Polymers, 2021 - mdpi.com
The aim of the study was to characterize and compare films made of cellulose nanocrystals
(CNC), nano-fibrils (CNF), and bacterial nanocellulose (BNC) in combination with chitosan …

Nanocellulose functionalized with cinnamon essential oil: A potential application in active biodegradable packaging for strawberry

Y Montero, AG Souza, ÉR Oliveira… - Sustainable Materials …, 2021 - Elsevier
The COVID-19 pandemic has aggravated existing problems associated with the high
consumption of plastic products and their incorrect disposal, resulting in serious social …