Bio-based packaging: Materials, modifications, industrial applications and sustainability

CL Reichert, E Bugnicourt, MB Coltelli, P Cinelli… - Polymers, 2020 - mdpi.com
Environmental impacts and consumer concerns have necessitated the study of bio-based
materials as alternatives to petrochemicals for packaging applications. The purpose of this …

A comprehensive overview and recent advances on polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA) production using various organic waste streams

RG Saratale, SK Cho, GD Saratale, AA Kadam… - Bioresource …, 2021 - Elsevier
Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA) are appealing as an important alternative to replace synthetic
plastics owing to its comparable physicochemical properties to that of synthetic plastics, and …

Bio-based hyperbranched epoxy resins: synthesis and recycling

Y Jiang, J Li, D Li, Y Ma, S Zhou, Y Wang… - Chemical Society …, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
Epoxy resins (EPs), accounting for about 70% of the thermosetting resin market, have been
recognized as the most widely used thermosetting resins in the world. Nowadays, 90% of …

Degradable biomedical elastomers: paving the future of tissue repair and regenerative medicine

B Jia, H Huang, Z Dong, X Ren, Y Lu… - Chemical Society …, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
Degradable biomedical elastomers (DBE), characterized by controlled biodegradability,
excellent biocompatibility, tailored elasticity, and favorable network design and …

Sustainable and efficient technologies for removal and recovery of toxic and valuable metals from wastewater: Recent progress, challenges, and future perspectives

A Abidli, Y Huang, ZB Rejeb, A Zaoui, CB Park - Chemosphere, 2022 - Elsevier
Due to their numerous effects on human health and the natural environment, water
contamination with heavy metals and metalloids, caused by their extensive use in various …

Efficient sugar production from plant biomass: Current status, challenges, and future directions

JY Zhu, X Pan - Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2022 - Elsevier
Lignocellulosic plant biomass is recognized as an alternative resource for sustainable
production of liquid fuels, chemicals, and polymeric materials through the biorefining …

[HTML][HTML] Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs) synthesis and degradation by microbes and applications towards a circular economy

W Zhou, S Bergsma, DI Colpa, GJW Euverink… - Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Overusing non-degradable plastics causes a series of environmental issues, inferring a
switch to biodegradable plastics. Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs) are promising …

Plastic waste management in India: Challenges, opportunities, and roadmap for circular economy

R Hossain, MT Islam, R Shanker, D Khan, KES Locock… - Sustainability, 2022 - mdpi.com
Plastic waste (PW) is one of the most rapid-growing waste streams in municipal solid waste
all over the world. India has become a global player in the plastic value chain. Despite low …

Ultrathin, soft, bioresorbable organic electrochemical transistors for transient spatiotemporal map** of brain activity

M Wu, K Yao, N Huang, H Li, J Zhou, R Shi… - Advanced …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
A critical challenge lies in the development of the next‐generation neural interface, in
mechanically tissue‐compatible fashion, that offer accurate, transient recording …

[HTML][HTML] Review about bioproduction of Volatile Fatty Acids from wastes and wastewaters: Influence of operating conditions and organic composition of the substrate

A Vázquez-Fernández, ME Suárez-Ojeda… - Journal of Environmental …, 2022 - Elsevier
Volatile fatty acids (VFAs) are a group of carboxylic acids considered as building block
chemicals. Nowadays, commercial production of VFAs is performed using fossil fuel …