Advances in pullulan utilization for sustainable applications in food packaging and preservation: A mini-review

T Ghosh, R Priyadarshi, CK de Souza… - Trends in Food Science …, 2022 - Elsevier
Background Recent research advances in food packaging focus on developing sustainable
and biodegradable alternatives to conventional petroleum-based materials that underlie the …

Tailoring of advanced poly (lactic acid)‐based materials: A review

S Milovanovic, J Pajnik, I Lukic - Journal of Applied Polymer …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Poly (lactic acid)(PLA) stands out as the most promising biodegradable alternative
to conventional petrochemical‐based polymers for manufacturing of high‐performance …

Obtaining poly (lactic acid) nanofibers encapsulated with peppermint essential oil as potential packaging via solution-blow-spinning

JF Mendes, LB Norcino, TQ Corrêa, TV Barbosa… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
The development of active packaging based on biodegradable material and incorporating
active compounds, such as essential oil, is a new technique to ensure food safety without …

Nanochitosan functionalized hydrophobic starch/guar gum biocomposite for edible coating application with improved optical, thermal, mechanical, and surface …

T Ghosh, V Katiyar - International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, 2022 - Elsevier
The current work demonstrates a unique approach of utilizing nanochitosan (NCS) based
edible nanomodifier for functionalizing starch (ST)/guar gum (GG) biocomposite with …

Silk nanodisc based edible chitosan nanocomposite coating for fresh produces: A candidate with superior thermal, hydrophobic, optical, mechanical and food …

T Ghosh, K Mondal, BS Giri, V Katiyar - Food Chemistry, 2021 - Elsevier
This paper demonstrates the fabrication of silk nanodisc (SND) dispersed chitosan (CS)
based new edible coating as a candidate for superior thermal, hydrophobic, optical …

Poly (lactic acid)/polyethylenimine functionalized mesoporous silica biocomposite films for food packaging

J Jacob, V Robert, RB Valapa… - ACS Applied Polymer …, 2022 - ACS Publications
The environmental pollution issues associated with petrochemical-derived plastics have
urged the search for a new class of sustainable plastics. The utilization of bioplastics in the …

Biopolymer (gum arabic) incorporation in waste polyvinylchloride membrane for the enhancement of hydrophilicity and natural organic matter removal in water

MM Aji, S Narendren, MK Purkait, V Katiyar - Journal of Water Process …, 2020 - Elsevier
The utilization of waste polyvinyl chloride (PVC) as a membrane substrate and its
hydrophilicity enhancement by incorporation of a sustainable biopolymer, gum arabic (GA) …

Development of foam composites from flax gum-filled epoxy resin

C Musa, M Zaidi, M Depriester, Y Allouche… - Journal of Composites …, 2024 - mdpi.com
In the present work, an innovative range of foams based on flax gum-filled epoxy resin was
developed, reinforced or not by flax fibers. Foams and composites with different gum and …

Soybean meal-based wood adhesive enhanced by phenol hydroxymethylated tannin oligomer for exterior use

M Chen, Y Zhang, Y Li, SQ Shi, J Li, Q Gao, H Guo - Polymers, 2020 - mdpi.com
Bio-based adhesives have low water resistance and they are less durable than synthetic
adhesives, which limits their exterior applications. In this study, a bio adhesive was …

Chitosan-based edible coating: a customise practice for food protection

T Ghosh, V Katiyar - Advances in sustainable polymers: processing and …, 2019 - Springer
This chapter demonstrates the use of chitosan as an edible coating material for improved
storage life of food products especially perishable food products. Chitosan is a versatile …