Recent advances in the sustainable design and applications of biodegradable polymers

P Rai, S Mehrotra, S Priya, E Gnansounou… - Bioresource …, 2021 - Elsevier
The progression of plastic pollution is a global concern.“Reuse, reduce and recycle” offers a
solution to the burdening issue, although not enough to curb the rampant use of plastics …

Bioplastic production from microalgae: a review

S Onen Cinar, ZK Chong, MA Kucuker… - International journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
Plastic waste production around the world is increasing, which leads to global plastic waste
pollution. The need for an innovative solution to reduce this pollution is inevitable. Increased …

A critical review on production of biopolymers from algae biomass and their applications

A Kartik, D Akhil, D Lakshmi, KP Gopinath, J Arun… - Bioresource …, 2021 - Elsevier
Algae is abundantly present in our ecosystems and can be easily extracted and used for
production of biopolymers. Algae does not produce any anthropogenic, harmful effects, has …

Recent advances on food waste pretreatment technology via microalgae for source of polyhydroxyalkanoates

JWR Chong, GY Yew, KS Khoo, SH Ho… - Journal of Environmental …, 2021 - Elsevier
Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs) are biodegradable and biocompatible polyester which are
biosynthesized from the intracellular cells of microalgae through the cultivation of organic …

Algal bioplastics: current market trends and technical aspects

N Nanda, N Bharadvaja - Clean Technologies and Environmental Policy, 2022 - Springer
Plastics are undebatably a hot topic of discussion across international forums due to their
huge ecological footprint. The onset of COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated the issue in an …

Marine microalgae as sustainable feedstock for multi-product biorefineries

GKSH Nishshanka, RADP Anthonio… - Biochemical …, 2022 - Elsevier
Marine microalgae accumulate numerous compounds with commercial value including
carotenoids, proteins, biopolymers, and lipids, making them attractive feedstocks to produce …

Towards a Sustainable Circular Economy: Algae‐Based Bioplastics and the Role of Internet‐of‐Things and Machine Learning

ADA Bin Abu Sofian, HR Lim, S Manickam… - ChemBioEng …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
The growing potential of sustainable materials such as polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs),
polylactic acid (PLA), alginate, carrageenan, and ulvan for bioplastics production presents …

Techno-economic assessment of co-production of edible bioplastic and food supplements from Spirulina

B Chalermthai, P Charoensuppanimit, K Nootong… - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
Large amount of plastic wastes harming the environment have raised concerns worldwide
on finding alternatives to non-biodegradable plastics. Microalgae has been found as a …

Effects of mechanical cell disruption on the morphology and properties of spirulina-PLA biocomposites

K Liao, P Grandgeorge, AM Jimenez… - Sustainable Materials …, 2023 - Elsevier
Biocomposite materials offer a promising strategy to satisfy the increasing demand for
sustainable plastics. While the incorporation of biopolymers extracted from plants and …

Recent biotechnological applications of value-added bioactive compounds from microalgae and seaweeds

SN Eladl, AM Elnabawy, EG Eltanahy - Botanical Studies, 2024 - Springer
Microalgae and seaweed have been consumed as food for several decades to combat
starvation and food shortages worldwide. The most famous edible microalgae species are …