Advancements in polymer science and engineering have helped the scientific community to
shift its attention towards the use of environmentally benign materials for reducing the …

Biopolymers from renewable bio-based resources provide a sustainable alternative to
petroleum-derived plastics, but limitations like brittleness and cost restrict applicability …

Polymer nanocomposites films, based on sodium alginate (NaAlg) and polyvinyl alcohol
(PVA) complexed with zinc oxide nanoparticles (ZnO NPs) and iron oxide nanorods (Fe3O4 …

Being less dependent on non-renewable resources as well as protecting the environment
from waste streams have become two critical primers for a global movement toward …

Various petroleum-based polymers are being widely used in the automobile and aviation
industries. However, the scarcity of petroleum-based polymers, their lack of biodegradability …

The main motivation for this study stemmed from the demand for bio-friendly polymeric
materials with enhanced properties in various fields of application. Biopolymer blend …

Herein, a carboxymethyl chitosan (CMCS)/polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) biopolymer blend
reinforced with various fractions of boehmite nanoparticles (AlOOH) was prepared using the …

In this work, biopolymer nanocomposites derived from carboxymethyl chitosan (CMCS) and
boehmite were prepared via an environmentally friendly technique and their structural …

The effect of process parameters on the final properties of a poly-lactic acid (PLA) and
polyhydroxybutyrate (PHB) polymer blend filled with nanoclays was evaluated. To this aim …

Herein, biopolymer nanocomposite films were prepared from the blend of two polymers,
polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) and cashew gum (CG), incorporated with various concentrations of …