Exploring agricultural waste biomass for energy, food and feed production and pollution mitigation: A review

S Babu, SS Rathore, R Singh, S Kumar, VK Singh… - Bioresource …, 2022 - Elsevier
Globally agricultural production system generates a huge amount of solid waste. Improper
agri-waste management causes environmental pollution which resulted in economic losses …

Biodegradation of wasted bioplastics in natural and industrial environments: A review

A Folino, A Karageorgiou, PS Calabrò, D Komilis - Sustainability, 2020 - mdpi.com
The problems linked to plastic wastes have led to the development of biodegradable
plastics. More specifically, biodegradable bioplastics are the polymers that are mineralized …

Biomass utilization and production of biofuels from carbon neutral materials

RK Srivastava, NP Shetti, KR Reddy, EE Kwon… - Environmental …, 2021 - Elsevier
The availability of organic matters in vast quantities from the agricultural/industrial practices
has long been a significant environmental challenge. These wastes have created global …

Bioplastic from renewable biomass: a facile solution for a greener environment

G Coppola, MT Gaudio, CG Lopresto, V Calabro… - Earth systems and …, 2021 - Springer
Environmental pollutions are increasing day by day due to more plastic application. The
plastic material is going in our food chain as well as the environment employing microplastic …

[HTML][HTML] Comparison of the aerobic biodegradation of biopolymers and the corresponding bioplastics: A review

EMN Polman, GJM Gruter, JR Parsons… - Science of the Total …, 2021 - Elsevier
Biodegradable plastics made from biopolymers (made in nature) or from bio-based
polymers (made in a factory) are becoming increasingly important in replacing the massive …

Plastic waste associated with the COVID-19 pandemic: Crisis or opportunity?

KS Khoo, LY Ho, HR Lim, HY Leong… - Journal of hazardous …, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract Coronavirus Diseases 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has a huge impact on the
plastic waste management in many countries due to the sudden surge of medical waste …

Crop residue management challenges, opportunities and way forward for sustainable food-energy security in India: A review

N Kumar, A Chaudhary, OP Ahlawat, A Naorem… - Soil and Tillage …, 2023 - Elsevier
Crop residue crucially contributes in running the essential agro-environment services. The
modernization in crop production with high yielding varieties substantially increased the …

[HTML][HTML] Utilization of waste straw and husks from rice production: A review

BA Goodman - Journal of Bioresources and Bioproducts, 2020 - Elsevier
As a staple food for much of the world, rice production is widespread. However, it also
results in the generation of large quantities of non-food biomass, primarily in the form of …

Advantages and disadvantages of bioplastics production from starch and lignocellulosic components

MM Abe, JR Martins, PB Sanvezzo, JV Macedo… - Polymers, 2021 - mdpi.com
The accumulation of plastic wastes in different environments has become a topic of major
concern over the past decades; therefore, technologies and strategies aimed at mitigating …

The degradation of single-use plastics and commercially viable bioplastics in the environment: A review

SN Idris, TSM Amelia, K Bhubalan, AMM Lazim… - Environmental …, 2023 - Elsevier
Plastics have become an integral part of human life. Single-use plastics (SUPs) are
disposable plastics designed to be used once then promptly discarded or recycled. This …