Natural antioxidants-based edible active food packaging: An overview of current advancements

VM Rangaraj, K Rambabu, F Banat, V Mittal - Food Bioscience, 2021 - Elsevier
Advanced food packaging technology ensures food safety from pollutants and microbial
pathogens, extending the shelf-life period of the preserved foods. However, conventional …

Nanocomposite-based smart fertilizers: A boon to agricultural and environmental sustainability

R Chakraborty, A Mukhopadhyay, S Paul… - Science of the Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
Fertilizers are indispensable agri-inputs to accomplish the growing food demand. The
injudicious use of conventional fertilizer products has resulted in several environmental and …

Biodegradable and non-retrogradable eco-films based on starch–glycerol with citric acid as crosslinking agent

PG Seligra, CM Jaramillo, L Famá, S Goyanes - Carbohydrate Polymers, 2016 - Elsevier
Biodegradable and non-retrogradable starch–glycerol based films were obtained using citric
acid (CA) as crosslinking agent at 75° C. This material allowed decreasing water vapor …

Biobased plastics and bionanocomposites: Current status and future opportunities

MM Reddy, S Vivekanandhan, M Misra… - Progress in polymer …, 2013 - Elsevier
This paper presents a broad review on the recent advances in the research and
development of biobased plastics and bionanocomposites that are used in various …

Biodegradability and plasticizing effect of yerba mate extract on cassava starch edible films

CM Jaramillo, TJ Gutiérrez, S Goyanes, C Bernal… - Carbohydrate …, 2016 - Elsevier
Biodegradable and edible cassava starch-glycerol based films with different concentrations
of yerba mate extract (0, 5 and 20 wt.%) were prepared by casting. The plasticizing effect of …

[HTML][HTML] Microalgae as contributors to produce biopolymers

R Madadi, H Maljaee, LS Serafim, SPM Ventura - Marine Drugs, 2021 - mdpi.com
Biopolymers are very favorable materials produced by living organisms, with interesting
properties such as biodegradability, renewability, and biocompatibility. Biopolymers have …

Starch-based nano-biocomposites

F **e, E Pollet, PJ Halley, L Avérous - Progress in polymer science, 2013 - Elsevier
The last decade has seen the development of green materials, which intends to reduce the
human impact on the environment. Green polymers are obviously tendency subset of this …

[HTML][HTML] Environmental properties and applications of biodegradable starch-based nanocomposites

A Gamage, P Thiviya, S Mani, PG Ponnusamy… - Polymers, 2022 - mdpi.com
In recent years, the demand for environmental sustainability has caused a great interest in
finding novel polymer materials from natural resources that are both biodegradable and eco …

Enhanced mechanical and hydrophobic properties of composite cassava starch films with stearic acid modified MCC (microcrystalline cellulose)/NCC (nanocellulose) …

Q Chen, Y Shi, G Chen, M Cai - International Journal of Biological …, 2020 - Elsevier
The green composite cassava starch films were prepared using stearic acid modified
microcrystalline cellulose (M-MCC)/nanocellulose (M-NCC) as strength agent, which shows …

Influence of process (extrusion/thermo-compression, casting) and lentil protein content on physicochemical properties of starch films

O Ochoa-Yepes, L Di Giogio, S Goyanes, A Mauri… - Carbohydrate …, 2019 - Elsevier
Starch films often present high water sensitivity, affecting their barrier and mechanical
properties. The effects of processing technique, extrusion/thermo-compression and casting …