A review on environmental significance carbon foot prints of starch based bio-plastic: A substitute of conventional plastics

A Shafqat, A Tahir, A Mahmood, AB Tabinda… - Biocatalysis and …, 2020 - Elsevier
Plastics being synthetic polymers boast many benefits like strength, flexibility, persistence
and longevity, however, being non-biodegradable they are a menace for the environment …

[HTML][HTML] Towards a circular economy of plastics: an evaluation of the systematic transition to a new generation of bioplastics

EM Melchor-Martínez, R Macías-Garbett… - Polymers, 2022 - mdpi.com
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Green-plasticized poly (lactic acid)/nanofibrillated cellulose biocomposites with high strength, good toughness and excellent heat resistance

L Xu, J Zhao, S Qian, X Zhu, J Takahashi - Composites Science and …, 2021 - Elsevier
In this paper, nanofibrillated celluloses (NFCs) with network-like structure were extracted
from microcrystalline cellulose for the first time through swelling and mechanical shearing …

The influence of plasticizers and accelerated ageing on biodegradation of PLA under controlled composting conditions

P Brdlík, J Novák, M Borůvka, L Běhálek, P Lenfeld - Polymers, 2022 - mdpi.com
The overall performance of plasticizers on common mechanical and physical properties, as
well as on the processability of polylactic acid (PLA) films, is well-explored. However, the …

Rendering polypropylene biocomposites antibacterial through modification with oyster shell powder

CH Tsou, CS Wu, WS Hung, MR De Guzman, C Gao… - Polymer, 2019 - Elsevier
We report herein new biocomposites prepared from thermally treated oyster shell powder
(TTOSP) and modified polypropylene (PP). Untreated and heat-treated OSP are examined …

Fabrication, characterization, and application of biocomposites from poly (lactic acid) with renewable rice husk as reinforcement

CS Wu, CH Tsou - Journal of Polymer Research, 2019 - Springer
Filaments for three-dimensional printing were fabricated from composites based from
biodegradable Poly (lactic Acid)(PLA) and renewable rice husk (RH). Acrylic acid (AA) …

[HTML][HTML] The preparation and performance of poly (butylene adipate) terephthalate/corn stalk composites

CH Tsou, ZJ Chen, S Yuan, ZL Ma, CS Wu… - Current Research in …, 2022 - Elsevier
Poly (butylene adipate) terephthalate (PBAT) and corn stalk (CS) are both biodegradable
materials. The high cost of PBAT limits its range of applications. In this paper, a …

Recent approaches to the plasticization of poly (lactic acid)(PLA)(A review)

EE Mastalygina, KV Aleksanyan - Polymers, 2023 - mdpi.com
Poly (lactic acid)(PLA) is a polyester attracting growing interest every year in different
application fields, such as packaging, cosmetics, food, medicine, etc. Despite its significant …

Enhanced flexibility of biodegradable polylactic acid/starch blends using epoxidized palm oil as plasticizer

RJ Awale, FB Ali, AS Azmi, NIM Puad, H Anuar… - Polymers, 2018 - mdpi.com
The brittleness of polylactic acid (PLA) has always limited its usage, although it has good
mechanical strength. In this study, flexibility of PLA/starch (PSt) blend was enhanced using …

Tryptophan-based in vivo coloring of polyhydroxybutyrate through co-production with indigo and effect on the properties of polymer

DH Cho, HJ Kim, SJ Oh, JH Hwang, N Shin… - Dyes and …, 2023 - Elsevier
With the continuous growth of the demand for eco-friendly alternatives to petroleum-based
plastics, polyhydroxybutyrate (PHB) has emerged as a promising alternative because of its …