The modern economy that is fast-moving and convenience centric has led to excessive
consumption of plastic. This has unwittingly led to egregious accumulation of plastic waste …

Future plastic materials will be very different from those that are used today. The increasing
importance of sustainability promotes the development of bio-based and biodegradable …

Finding alternatives to diminish plastic pollution has become one of the main challenges of
modern life. A few alternatives have gained potential for a shift toward a more circular and …

The biodegradation of PHB, PHBV, PBS, PBAT, PCL, PLA, and a PLA-PCL blend was
compared under aerobic and anaerobic aqueous conditions assessing biodegradation …

Plastic litter is encountered in aquatic ecosystems across the globe, including polar
environments and the deep sea. To mitigate the adverse societal and ecological impacts of …

Lignocellulosic fiber-reinforced polymer composites are the most extensively used modern-
day materials with low density and better specific strength specifically developed to render …

Plastic waste is an issue of global concern because of the environmental impact of its
accumulation in waste management systems and ecosystems. Biodegradability was …

Persistency of organic chemicals is a key property in their environmental risk assessment.
Information on persistency is often derived from the results of biodegradability screening …

Biodegradation of synthetic polymers is an important property that is used in many
applications. Evaluation of the extent of biodegradation has used different methods in recent …

The development of novel biodegradable polymers as a way to create sustainable materials
has required the development of methodologies to evaluate and understand their …