In spite of the fact that petroleum-based plastics are convenient in terms of fulfilling the
performance requirements of many applications, they contribute significantly to a number of …

Background The technology of food packaging is responding to significant market dynamics
such as the rapid growth in e-commerce and preservation of fresh food, a sector that …

Membrane technology has had a continue growth for the last 40 years. The forecast is that
the membrane market will reach US $10.8 billion by the end of 2019. Unfortunately, it is also …

Plastic pollution has become a global threat to humanity. Fortunately, humanity has always
found ways of overcoming such threats through multipronged approaches. To overcome this …

Optically transparent plasticized poly (lactic acid)(PLA) based bionanocomposite films
intended for food packaging were prepared by melt blending. Materials were plasticized with …

The development of commercially viable “green products” based on natural resources for
both matrices and reinforcements for a wide range of applications is on the rise. This effort …

In this work poly (lactic acid) PLA, and poly (hydroxybutyrate) PHB, were blended and
plasticized with a natural terpene d-limonene (LIM) with the dual objective to increase PLA …

Poly (lactic acid)(PLA) is the most used biopolymer for food packaging applications. Several
strategies have been made to improve PLA properties for extending its applications in the …

Abstract Poly (3-hydroxybutyrate)(PHB) has gain in recent years a huge interest in the food
packaging field due to its renewable origin from waste as well as non-food crops, high …

In modern life petroleum-based plastic has become indispensable due to its frequent use as
an easily available and a low cost packaging and moulding material. However, its rapidly …