Non-degradable plastic places a serious burden on the environment, so consumers and
researchers are working to develop biodegradable, safe, and sustainable food packaging …

Sago palm (Metroxylon sagu) is a sustainable source of starch with a high productivity.
However, sago starch is much underutilized compared to commonly used starches such as …

One of the major objectives of food industry is to develop low-cost biodegradable food
packaging films with optimal physicochemical properties, allowing for their large-scale …

This chapter reports on the history and chemistry of polyvinyl alcohol (PVA). Several
research works are reported which discuss the various mechanisms occurring inside the …

In the face of the environmental problems caused by using food packaging composed of non-
renewable sources, the aim of this study was producing a new antimicrobial film …

Efforts to reduce pressure on use of wood in particleboard formulation have included the use
of non-wood materials such as crop residues. Physical and mechanical properties are …

In this study, polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) was blended with sago starch (SS) films in presence of
glycerol as plasticizer. The solution was prepared using solution casting method prior …

Biodegradable films are used in a variety of applications, including packaging. However,
their use is limited due to their high moisture and water sensitivity. In this work, cassava …

A hybrid of hydroxyapatite (HA) nanoparticles and encapsulated triclosan (LATC) was
utilized to improve the overall performance of Polylactic acid/Starch/Polycaprolactone …

A major drawback of using Bacillus in the promotion of plant growth is the loss of viability
under adverse field conditions and during storage. Here, we propose an encapsulation …