Large amounts of plastics are discarded worldwide each year, leading to a significant mass
of waste in landfills and pollution to soil, air, and waterways. Upcycling is an efficient way to …

Poly (lactic acid)(PLA) is considered the most promising biobased substitute for fossil-
derived polymers due to its compostability, biocompatibility, renewability, and good …

One of the major challenges in 4D printed Shape Memory Polymers (SMPs) is their slow
response to thermal stimuli. Synthetic carbon fillers have been introduced to address this …

Fused filament fabrication (FFF) is an additive manufacturing process, which constructs
physical items by fused melt material, selectively deposited layer-by-layer through a heated …

Water purification using thin membranes at high pressures through adsorption and size
exclusion is the widely used mechanism due to its simplicity and enhanced efficiency …

The present work aimed to study the penetration behaviors of 3D printed continuous ramie
yarn reinforced polylactic acid (PLA) based woven-like and non-woven-like biocomposites …

Immediate action is necessary to alleviate the severe environmental problems such as
climate change, deforestation, and plastic pollution. One of the reasons for global warming is …

Natural fibers have been widely used for reinforcing polymers attributed to their sustainable
nature, excellent stiffness to weight ratio, biodegradability, and low cost compared with …

Poly-lactic acid (PLA) has become a commonly used polymer for additive manufacturing
because of its bio-derived nature, useful mechanical properties, and excellent …

The utilization of lignin, the most abundant aromatic biomass component, is at the forefront
of sustainable engineering, energy, and environment research, where its abundance and …