Recyclable and (bio) degradable polyesters in a circular plastics economy

C Shi, EC Quinn, WT Diment, EYX Chen - Chemical reviews, 2024 - ACS Publications
Polyesters carrying polar main-chain ester linkages exhibit distinct material properties for
diverse applications and thus play an important role in today's plastics economy. It is …

[HTML][HTML] Sustainability of biodegradable plastics: New problem or solution to solve the global plastic pollution?

TD Moshood, G Nawanir, F Mahmud… - Current Research in …, 2022 - Elsevier
Plastic usage is increasing the number of pollutants in the environment. Plastic particles and
other plastic-based pollutants are found in our environment and food chain, posing a threat …

[HTML][HTML] Biodegradable plastic applications towards sustainability: A recent innovations in the green product

TD Moshood, G Nawanir, F Mahmud… - Cleaner Engineering …, 2022 - Elsevier
The purpose of this study is to investigate the contribution of biodegradable plastics to
sustainability in a new and sustainable plastics economy, in which plastics perform their …

Bio-sourced polymers as alternatives to conventional food packaging materials: A review

S Sid, RS Mor, A Kishore, VS Sharanagat - Trends in Food Science & …, 2021 - Elsevier
Background The role of plastic packaging in protecting food is quite appreciable, but the
problems like non-biodegradable nature, recycling issues, and leaching of harmful …

Synthetic biodegradable polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs): Recent advances and future challenges

AH Westlie, EC Quinn, CR Parker, EYX Chen - Progress in Polymer …, 2022 - Elsevier
This article reviews the advances made over the past five decades of research in develo**
effective chemocatalytic pathways to synthesize polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs), a prominent …

A review of bioplastics and their adoption in the circular economy

A Di Bartolo, G Infurna, NT Dintcheva - Polymers, 2021 - mdpi.com
The European Union is working towards the 2050 net-zero emissions goal and tackling the
ever-growing environmental and sustainability crisis by implementing the European Green …

Environmental performance of bio-based and biodegradable plastics: the road ahead

S Lambert, M Wagner - Chemical Society Reviews, 2017 - pubs.rsc.org
Future plastic materials will be very different from those that are used today. The increasing
importance of sustainability promotes the development of bio-based and biodegradable …

Synthesis and commercialization of bioplastics: Organic waste as a sustainable feedstock

AP Thomas, VP Kasa, BK Dubey, R Sen… - Science of the Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
Substituting synthetic plastics with bioplastics, primarily due to their inherent biodegradable
properties, represents a highly effective strategy to address the current global issue of plastic …

Recent advances and challenges towards sustainable polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA) production

C Kourmentza, J Plácido, N Venetsaneas… - Bioengineering, 2017 - mdpi.com
Sustainable biofuels, biomaterials, and fine chemicals production is a critical matter that
research teams around the globe are focusing on nowadays. Polyhydroxyalkanoates …