Polymers without petrochemicals: sustainable routes to conventional monomers

G Hayes, M Laurel, D MacKinnon, T Zhao… - Chemical …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Access to a wide range of plastic materials has been rationalized by the increased demand
from growing populations and the development of high-throughput production systems …

Seaweed for climate mitigation, wastewater treatment, bioenergy, bioplastic, biochar, food, pharmaceuticals, and cosmetics: a review

M Farghali, IMA Mohamed, AI Osman… - Environmental Chemistry …, 2023 - Springer
The development and recycling of biomass production can partly solve issues of energy,
climate change, population growth, food and feed shortages, and environmental pollution …

Biopolymeric sustainable materials and their emerging applications

ZU Arif, MY Khalid, MF Sheikh, A Zolfagharian… - Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
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 …

Waste biorefinery towards a sustainable circular bioeconomy: a solution to global issues

HY Leong, CK Chang, KS Khoo, KW Chew… - Biotechnology for …, 2021 - Springer
Global issues such as environmental problems and food security are currently of concern to
all of us. Circular bioeconomy is a promising approach towards resolving these global …

Review on biopolymers and composites–evolving material as adsorbents in removal of environmental pollutants

PR Yaashikaa, PS Kumar, S Karishma - Environmental Research, 2022 - Elsevier
The presence of pollutants and toxic contaminants in water sources makes it unfit to run
through. Though various conventional techniques are on deck, development of new …

Biofuel production from microalgae: challenges and chances

AT Hoang, R Sirohi, A Pandey, S Nižetić, SS Lam… - Phytochemistry …, 2023 - Springer
The inherent capability and increased efficiency of microalgae to convert sunlight into solar
chemical energy are further enhanced by the higher amount of oils stored in microalgae …

Bioenergy and bio-products from bio-waste and its associated modern circular economy: Current research trends, challenges, and future outlooks

A Jain, S Sarsaiya, MK Awasthi, R Singh, R Rajput… - Fuel, 2022 - Elsevier
The generation of bioenergy and bioproducts from biowaste streams has piqued global
interest in achieving a cutting-edge circular economy. The integration of biowaste into the …

Biopolymers and composites: Properties, characterization and their applications in food, medical and pharmaceutical industries

GP Udayakumar, S Muthusamy, B Selvaganesh… - Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Polymers have occupied an indispensable role in almost all types of industries for their
immense physical and mechanical characteristics, mainly in food, packaging …

Advances in production of bioplastics by microalgae using food waste hydrolysate and wastewater: a review

JWR Chong, KS Khoo, GY Yew, WH Leong… - Bioresource …, 2021 - Elsevier
Microalgae have emerged as an effective dual strategy for bio-valorisation of food
processing wastewater and food waste hydrolysate which favours microalgae cultivation into …

Ecosystem services and climate action from a circular bioeconomy perspective

R Sharma, P Malaviya - Renewable and sustainable energy reviews, 2023 - Elsevier
Even though oil, gas, and coal resources might be unavailable after 2040, 2042, and 2112,
respectively; 81.7% of the energy is produced from fossil fuels. Experts have established that …