[HTML][HTML] Plasticizers derived from biomass resources: A short review

P Jia, H **a, K Tang, Y Zhou - Polymers, 2018‏ - mdpi.com
With rising environmental concerns and depletion of petrochemical resources, biomass-
based chemicals have been paid more attention. Polyvinyl chloride (PVC) plasticizers …

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 …

Biodegradable and non-retrogradable eco-films based on starch–glycerol with citric acid as crosslinking agent

PG Seligra, CM Jaramillo, L Famá, S Goyanes - Carbohydrate Polymers, 2016‏ - Elsevier
Biodegradable and non-retrogradable starch–glycerol based films were obtained using citric
acid (CA) as crosslinking agent at 75° C. This material allowed decreasing water vapor …

Cellulose and starch-based bioplastics: a review of advances and challenges for sustainability

MT Hossain, MA Shahid, S Akter… - Polymer-Plastics …, 2024‏ - Taylor & Francis
In recent years, bioplastics have been making great strides in a promising way toward
mitigating the damage that traditional plastics cause to the environment. This article …

Bioplastics as better alternative to petro plastic

R Thiruchelvi, A Das, E Sikdar - Materials Today: Proceedings, 2021‏ - Elsevier
Marine algal seaweeds are the underutilized bioresource ie food source, raw materials from
industries, therapeutic application also. Seaweeds are the natural polysaccharides used in …

Development of starch-rich thermoplastic polymers based on mango kernel flour and different plasticizers

J Gomez-Caturla, J Ivorra-Martinez, O Fenollar… - International Journal of …, 2024‏ - Elsevier
This work reports on the development of starch-rich thermoplastic based formulations
produced by using mango kernel flour, avoiding the extraction process of starch from mango …

Recent developments in starch modification by organic acids: A review

V Karma, AD Gupta, DK Yadav, AA Singh… - Starch …, 2022‏ - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Treatment or processing of starch with organic acids (citric, stearic, succinic, and
malic acids) can be used to obtain starch properties like low retrogradation, desirable …

[PDF][PDF] The development of banana peel/corn starch bioplastic film: A preliminary study

NFK Sultan, WLW Johari - … and Technology Research (e-ISSN 2289 …, 2017‏ - academia.edu
The aim of this study is to develop bioplastic film from a combination of two biopolymers of
same source, namely banana peel and corn starch. Five banana peel films (BP film) were …

Preparation of thermoplastic starch with comprehensive performance plasticized by citric acid

J Li, H He, H Zhang, M Xu, Q Gu… - Journal of Applied …, 2022‏ - Wiley Online Library
To prepared thermoplastic starch (TPS) with good thermal plasticization processibility and
resistance to retrogradation is important in this field. Herein, TPS plasticized with different …

[PDF][PDF] Phytoremediation of nutrients and organic carbon from sago mill effluent using water hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes)

DAH Nash, SRS Abdullah, HA Hasan, M Idris… - J. Eng. Technol …, 2019‏ - academia.edu
The aim of this study was to investigate the ability of floating water hyacinth (Eichhornia
crassipes) to survive under selected concentrations of sago mill effluent (SME) and …