[HTML][HTML] Potential biodegradable face mask to counter environmental impact of Covid-19

P Pandit, S Maity, K Singha, M Uzun, M Shekh… - Cleaner Engineering …, 2021 - Elsevier
On the eve of the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, there is a tremendous increase in the
production of facemasks across the world. The primary raw materials for the manufacturing …

Proteins from agri-food industrial biowastes or co-products and their applications as green materials

E Álvarez-Castillo, M Felix, C Bengoechea, A Guerrero - Foods, 2021 - mdpi.com
A great amount of biowastes, comprising byproducts and biomass wastes, is originated
yearly from the agri-food industry. These biowastes are commonly rich in proteins and …

The need for fully bio-based facemasks to counter coronavirus outbreaks: A perspective

O Das, RE Neisiany, AJ Capezza… - Science of The Total …, 2020 - Elsevier
The onset of coronavirus pandemic has sparked a shortage of facemasks in almost all
nations. Without this personal protective equipment, healthcare providers, essential workers …

Feminist posthumanist design of menstrual care for more-than-human bodies

MLJ Søndergaard, N Campo Woytuk - … of the 2023 CHI Conference on …, 2023 - dl.acm.org
Social stigma and human exceptionalism have contributed to unsustainable menstrual
products and a neglect for the nutrients in menstrual blood that can enrich soil. In a …

[HTML][HTML] Greenhouse gas emissions of biobased diapers containing chemically modified protein superabsorbents

AJ Capezza, WR Newson, F Muneer… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2023 - Elsevier
Replacing the current mainly fossil-based, disposable, and non-biodegradable sanitary
products with sustainable, functional alternatives is an industry priority. Suggested biobased …

Protein-based biostimulants to enhance plant growth—State-of-the-art and future direction with sugar beet as an example

OL Jolayemi, AH Malik, T Ekblad, K Fredlund… - Agronomy, 2022 - mdpi.com
Protein-based biostimulants (PBBs) are derived from the hydrolysis of protein-rich raw
materials of plant and/or animal origins, usually by-products or wastes from agro-industries …

Porous thermoformed protein bioblends as degradable absorbent alternatives in sanitary materials

A Jugé, J Moreno-Villafranca… - ACS Applied Polymer …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Protein-based porous absorbent structures can be processed and assembled into
configurations suitable for single-use, biodegradable sanitary materials. In this work, a …

Enhancement of growth and physiological traits under drought stress in Faba bean (Vicia faba L.) using nanocomposite

ER Kenawy, M Rashad, A Hosny… - Journal of Plant …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Scarcity of water is a substantial impediment to the growth and yield of crop species. In this
study, free-radical copolymerization was used to tailor novel formulations of superabsorbent …

Sustainable wheat protein biofoams: dry upscalable extrusion at low temperature

MA Bettelli, AJ Capezza, F Nilsson… - …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Glycerol-plasticized wheat gluten was explored for producing soft high-density biofoams
using dry upscalable extrusion (avoiding purposely added water). The largest pore size was …

[HTML][HTML] Clustering and cross-linking of the wheat storage protein α-gliadin: A combined experimental and theoretical approach

J Markgren, F Rasheed, MS Hedenqvist… - International Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Our aim was to understand mechanisms for clustering and cross-linking of gliadins, a wheat
seed storage protein type, monomeric in native state, but incorporated in network while …