Waste from non-degradable plastics is becoming an increasingly serious problem.
Therefore, more and more research focuses on the development of materials with …

Cellulose has attracted considerable attention as the strongest potential candidate feedstock
for bio-based polymeric material production. During the past decade, significant progress in …

Bacterial cellulose (BC) is a fascinating polymer with a three-dimensional structure formed
by nanofibers of pure cellulose, synthesized by some bacteria and organized as a coherent …

The high price of petroleum, overconsumption of plastic products, recent climate change
regulations, the lack of landfill spaces in addition to the ever-growing population are …

Nanocomposite films based on poly (lactic acid)-poly (hydroxybutyrate)(PLA-PHB) blends
and synthesized cellulose nanocrystals (CNC) or surfactant modified cellulose nanocrystals …

The development of biodegradable packaging is a challenge, as conventional plastics have
many advantages in terms of high flexibility, transparency, low cost, strong mechanical …

Two fermented cheese wheys (FCW), FCW1 composed of lactic, acetic and butyric acids in
the proportion of 58/16/26 (% COD Organic Acid (OA)) and FCW2 composed of acetic …

Today, there is an increasing concern about protection of ecological systems. Petro-based
synthetic polymers are not biodegradable and cause environmental pollution. These …

In this work, zinc oxide (ZnO) micron and nano sized-particles with different morphologies
were synthesized by aqueous precipitation and evaluated as antimicrobial agents against …

Sažetak The environmental impact of plastic usage is of critical concern and too great to
repair. A shift toward biodegradable food packaging is one option. The aim of this review …