[HTML][HTML] Circular economy in biocomposite development: State-of-the-art, challenges and emerging trends

V Shanmugam, RA Mensah, M Försth, G Sas… - Composites Part C …, 2021 - Elsevier
Biocomposites being environmentally-friendly alternative to synthetic composites are
gaining increasing demand for various applications. Hence, biocomposite development …

Bioresourced fillers for rubber composite sustainability: current development and future opportunities

BP Chang, A Gupta, R Muthuraj, TH Mekonnen - Green Chemistry, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Ending the fossil fuel era towards a sustainable future will require high-performing
renewable materials with a low environmental impact. Carbon black, produced by partial …

Organic waste valorisation towards circular and sustainable biocomposites

E Lizundia, F Luzi, D Puglia - Green Chemistry, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
The adoption of circular production and consumption patterns that counteract the current
issues related to the depletion of natural resources, global warming, and environmental …

Biocarbon materials

AK Mohanty, S Vivekanandhan, O Das… - Nature Reviews …, 2024 - nature.com
Biocarbons are carbonaceous solids derived from renewable and sustainable feedstocks
and their combinations through thermochemical conversion at high temperatures (> 350° C) …

A comprehensive review of renewable and sustainable biosourced carbon through pyrolysis in biocomposites uses: Current development and future opportunity

BP Chang, A Rodriguez-Uribe, AK Mohanty… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2021 - Elsevier
Highly order-structured carbon-based materials such as graphite, graphene, and carbon
nanotubes hold promise in delivering the next generation of carbon-based advanced …

[HTML][HTML] Progress in research and applications of Polyphenylene Sulfide blends and composites with carbons

G Chen, AK Mohanty, M Misra - Composites Part B: Engineering, 2021 - Elsevier
Polyphenylene sulfide (PPS) is a type of thermoplastic polymer with high thermal and
mechanical performance that has wide applications in various industries, such as precise …

Reducing the environmental impacts of plastics while increasing strength: Biochar fillers in biodegradable, recycled, and fossil-fuel derived plastics

S Kane, E Van Roijen, C Ryan, S Miller - Composites Part C: Open Access, 2022 - Elsevier
In this study, material characterization and a cradle-to-gate life cycle assessment
methodology are applied to examine how the addition of biochar as a filler in recycled …

Can TRIZ (Theory of Inventive Problem Solving) strategies improve material substitution in eco-design?

C Spreafico - Sustainable Production and Consumption, 2022 - Elsevier
The material substitution (MS) is a very effective eco-design strategy for reducing the
environmental impacts in a product, albeit its application can be hindered because of the …

[HTML][HTML] Structure-property correlations study in biochar-enhanced polyamide composites for sustainable materials development

H Baniasadi, E Lizundia, Z Paganelli… - Composites Part B …, 2024 - Elsevier
This study explores the synthesis and characterization of polyamide/biochar composites via
in situ polymerization of 12-aminolauric acid with varying biochar concentrations. The …

Use phase and end-of-life modeling of biobased biodegradable plastics in life cycle assessment: A review

K Molina-Besch - Clean Technologies and Environmental Policy, 2022 - Springer
Due to the negative environmental impacts along the life cycle of fossil-based plastics, there
is an increased interest in the development of biobased and biodegradable plastics …