Biopolymeric sustainable materials and their emerging applications

ZU Arif, MY Khalid, MF Sheikh, A Zolfagharian… - Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Advancements in polymer science and engineering have helped the scientific community to
shift its attention towards the use of environmentally benign materials for reducing the …

Fungal enzymes involved in plastics biodegradation

MEE Temporiti, L Nicola, E Nielsen, S Tosi - Microorganisms, 2022 - mdpi.com
Plastic pollution is a growing environmental problem, in part due to the extremely stable and
durable nature of this polymer. As recycling does not provide a complete solution, research …

[HTML][HTML] Recent progresses in wood-plastic composites: Pre-processing treatments, manufacturing techniques, recyclability and eco-friendly assessment

AH Elsheikh, H Panchal, S Shanmugan… - Cleaner Engineering …, 2022 - Elsevier
Wood-plastic composites (WPCs) have shown promising domestic and industrial
applications. Both virgin and waste materials have been used as matrix and reinforcement …

Environmental effects of stratospheric ozone depletion, UV radiation, and interactions with climate change: UNEP Environmental Effects Assessment Panel, Update …

RE Neale, PW Barnes, TM Robson, PJ Neale… - Photochemical & …, 2021 - Springer
This assessment by the Environmental Effects Assessment Panel (EEAP) of the United
Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) provides the latest scientific update since our …

Effects of UV radiation on natural and synthetic materials

AL Andrady, AM Heikkilä, KK Pandey… - Photochemical & …, 2023 - Springer
The deleterious effects of solar ultraviolet (UV) radiation on construction materials,
especially wood and plastics, and the consequent impacts on their useful lifetimes, are well …

[HTML][HTML] Plastic waste from marine environment: Demonstration of possible routes for recycling by different manufacturing technologies

F Ronkay, B Molnar, D Gere, T Czigany - Waste Management, 2021 - Elsevier
The increasing amount of marine plastic waste poses challenges including, not only the
collection, but also the subsequent recyclability of the plastic. An artificial accelerated …

Recent advances in functional utilisation of environmentally friendly and recyclable high-performance green biocomposites: A review

G Zheng, X Kang, H Ye, W Fan, C Sonne, SS Lam… - Chinese Chemical …, 2024 - Elsevier
Humans have relied on biomass for survival and development since the Stone Age. All
aspects of human needs for materials are covered by tools, fuel, and buildings. Nowadays …

Environmental degradation of plastic composites with natural fillers—a review

M Brebu - Polymers, 2020 - mdpi.com
Polymer composites are widely used modern-day materials, specially designed to combine
good mechanical properties and low density, resulting in a high tensile strength-to-weight …

Utilization of Taguchi technique to enhance the interlaminar shear strength of wood dust filled woven jute fiber reinforced polyester composites in cryogenic …

V Ganesan, B Kaliyamoorthy - Journal of Natural Fibers, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
The characteristics of natural fiber reinforced composites such as light weight, non-abrasive,
nonflammable, nontoxic, low cost and biodegradable have grabbed the attention of current …

A comprehensive biotechnological and molecular insight into plastic degradation by microbial community

A Priya, K Dutta, A Daverey - Journal of Chemical Technology …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Environmental pollution by petrochemical plastic is a matter of serious global concern.
Several microbes have the potential to degrade synthetic polymers with the aid of various …