Background Synthetic plastics are extremely versatile and convenient materials that can be
used to create a diversity of useful products, but their widespread use is causing increasing …

Starch is a biodegradable biopolymer, a sustainable material that can replace conventional
petrochemical-based plastics. However, starch has some limitations, as it must be …

This is an overview of the state-of-the-art in the field of starch-based materials, incorporating
recent research to provide a comprehensive look at developments involving novel materials …

This review discusses the potentials of corn waste fibres as an alternative source of
reinforcement to other natural fibres for bioplastic composites. The growing sustainability …

The demand for purified water has been increasing day by day. More feasible technologies,
including membrane filtration, adsorbents, and so forth have emerged out to be more …

A multilevel factorial design of 23 with 12 experiments was developed for the preparation of
cellulose nanocrystals (CNC) from Agave tequilana Weber var. Azul bagasse, an agro …

A composite membrane based on polycaprolactone (PCL) and cellulose nanofibers (CNF)
with different compositions was prepared using the electro-spinning method, with the …

In this study, the nanocomposite chitosan films with antimicrobial activity from agave
bagasse and shrimp shells were developed. Chitosan was successfully extracted from …

To accelerate the high value-added usage of agricultural residue, cellulose and cellulose
nanofibers (CNFs) were extracted from wheat straw and then formed into all-cellulose …

In this work, the hybrid granules with oat bran insoluble fiber and gelatinized starch were
prepared and used as stabilizers for diacylglycerol (DAG) Pickering emulsions. Adsorption …