This review presents a perspective on the research trends and solutions from recent years in
the domain of antimicrobial packaging materials. The antibacterial, antifungal, and …

Transparency is a very important technical parameter to evaluate and validate certain food
packaging materials. In the recent scientific literature, several methods (ie transmittance …

The excessive use of petroleum-based non-biodegradable plastic products has resulted in
severe environmental pollution and ecological problems, which has stimulated the …

In recent decades, significant progress has been made on the development of low
environmental impact plastic materials, as alternatives to conventional plastics for food …

The upward trend of global demand for fossil-fuel energy for non-energy purposes
especially for the production of plastics, and non-renewable energy use (NREU) and global …

Free-standing, robust, and transparent bioplastics were obtained by blending cellulose and
naringin at different proportions. Optical, thermal, mechanical, antioxidant, and antimicrobial …

One possible solution against the accumulation of petrochemical plastics in natural
environments is to develop biodegradable plastic substitutes using natural components …

Plastic pollution has become a serious transboundary challenge to nature and human
health, with estimation of reports published—predicting a twofold increase in plastic waste …

Conventional plastics exacerbate climate change by generating substantial amounts of
greenhouse gases and solid wastes throughout their lifecycle. To address the environmental …

A mixture of trifluoroacetic acid: trifluoroacetic anhydride (TFA: TFAA) was used to dissolve
chitin from shrimp shells. Free-standing films were prepared by blending the chitin solution …