Over the last few years, several attempts have been made to replace petrochemical products
with renewable and biodegradable components. The most challenging part of this approach …

Owing to the rising consumer awareness and demands for quality foods with eco-friendly
packaging, researchers have shifted their focus to sustainable advancements in active …

Improvements in the effectiveness of packaging materials can help to prevent foodborne
pathogens and reduce environmental waste. Traditionally, food is packaged in plastic that is …

Polysaccharides have attracted considerable attention in a broad range of applications in
recent years, which is due to their remarkable features such as biocompatibility …

Bio-nanocomposites are bio-based polymers made up of two major components in which
one acts as a matrix called biopolymer (continuous phase) and second called as …

Plastic production has outgrown most other man-made materials, with more than 90% being
petroleum-based and nonbiodegradable. Packaging, primarily food packaging, consumes …

Surface modification via do** or functionalization is one of the most commonly applied
approaches for addressing the innate limitations of TiO 2 photocatalysts. Amongst numerous …

Recently, polymer science and engineering research has shifted toward the development of
environmentally benign polymers to reduce the impact of plastic leakage on the ecosystems …

Instead of using commercial activated carbon or ion exchange resins, researchers have
worked on inexpensive materials, such as wastes from industry and agricultural operations …

Starch (St)-based nanocomposite films containing single or a combination of Ag, ZnO and
CuO nanoparticles (NPs) were prepared by the solution casting method. Physico …