Global energy consumption has increased as a result of a growing population and
industrialization, leading to a number of complications such as fossil fuel exhaustion …

Confronted with serious environmental problems caused by the growing mountains of
plastic packaging waste, the prevention and control of plastic waste has become a major …

Large format polymer extrusion-based additive manufacturing has been studied recently
due to its capacity for high throughput, customizable bead size and geometry, and ability to …

Fused deposition modeling (FDM) 3D printing not only offers numerous advantages over
traditional manufacturing methods but also produces a significant amount of waste in the …

This work aims to incorporate lignocellulosic coconut coir (CC) fillers into the HDPE matrix
for domestic cloth clip product development where the strength is less significant. The …

In this work a fused filament fabrication (FFF) die design, capable of extruding two
thermoplastics simultaneously in a core–shell configuration, is demonstrated as a means to …

The goal of the research was the concurrent enhancement of the impact strength and the
heat resistance of recycled poly (ethylene terephthalate)(RPET). The morphology and the …

A novel composite edible film was synthesized by grafting gelatin chain onto hydroxypropyl
methyl cellulose (HPMC) in the presence of glycerol (used as a plasticizer) using a solution …

In this study, the effect of the amount of maleic anhydride grafted polypropylene (PP-g-MA)(0–
10 by weight%) compatibilizer on the thermal and mechanical properties of …

Biocomposites with inherent advantages such as biodegradable, recyclable, readily
available, lower cost, and lower carbon footprint conveniently replace synthetic plastics …