The potential use of agro-waste in food packaging applications is receiving remarkable
attention due to its sustainable approach and biodegradable properties. As typical …

Urea-formaldehyde resins (UFs) for adhesives have attracted particular interest among other
thermosetting polymers applied in the broad area of wood panels technology. UFs are the …

In recent years, many studies have been conducted on the production of edible films from
emerging gums, which are mostly made from botanical sources. However, each one …

In general, during the papermaking process or the production of cellulosic materials for food-
packaging applications, lignin and other amorphous components are usually removed via …

Hydrogels have been used in many biomedical applications such as drug delivery and
tissue engineering in recent decades. To improve the physiochemical and antimicrobial …

This research aimed to investigate the effects of using wood leachate (WL) powder as a cost-
effective filler added to novel poly (lactic acid) biocomposites and evaluate their mechanical …

In this work, a lignocellulosic filler, rice straw (RS), was thermoplasticized by acetylation
modification process and compounded with plasticized poly (lactic acid)(PLA) through twin …

Nowadays, food security is a vital issue and antimicrobial packaging could play an important
role in this matter. In this regard, Salvia macrosiphon seed mucilage (SSM) and nanoclay, as …

A series of attapulgite (ATP) solutions were used for the modification of rice straw (RS) to
improve its compatibility with polylactic acid (PLA) matrix through attaching ATP nanorods …

In this study, an optimized interface-modified ternary blend with antibacterial activity based
on polylactic acid/starch/poly ε-caprolactone (PLASCL20), mixed with nano hydroxyapatite …