Sustainable, high-performance, and biodegradable plastics made from chitin

Y Zhou, Y He, X Lin, Y Feng, M Liu - ACS Applied Materials & …, 2022 - ACS Publications
A high-performance biodegradable plastic was made from a chitin KOH/urea solution. The
solution was transferred into a hydrogel by cross-linking using epichlorohydrin and ethanol …

Sustainable Approach Toward Biodegradable Packaging Through Naturally Derived Biopolymers: An Overview

G Khaleel, VS Sharanagat, S Upadhyay… - Journal of Packaging …, 2024 - Springer
Petroleum-based polymers which are commonly used in food packaging, pose significant
environmental challenges due to their toxic origin and low degradability. In response …

Crotonic Acid Production by Pyrolysis and Vapor Fractionation of Mixed Microbial Culture-Based Poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-hydroxyvalerate)

V Elhami, MA Hempenius, B Schuur - Industrial & Engineering …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Crotonic acid (CA) and trans-2-pentenoic acid (2-PA) can be obtained from renewable
resources by pyrolysis of the bio-based poly (3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-hydroxyvalerate) …

Novel Environmentally Superior Tribomaterial with Superlow Friction: 100% Cellulose Nanofiber Molding

H Okubo, H Hashiba, T Inamochi, K Sato, S Sasaki… - Tribology Letters, 2023 - Springer
In this paper, we report on a novel, environmentally superior tribomaterial with superlow
friction of 100% cellulose nanofiber (CNF) molding. Based on our experimental results, the …

Tuning of self-growing natural composite materials using non-pathogenic fungal strains-towards 3D constructs

KB Bonga - 2024 - tesidottorato.depositolegale.it
This PhD thesis investigates the utilization of non-pathogenic fungal strains for the
development of self-growing natural composite materials, with a focus on their utilization as …