Over the last ten years, the demand of biodegradable polymers has grown at an annual rate
of 20–30%. However, the market share is about less than 0.1% of the total plastic production …

Within the frame of the sustainable development, new materials are being conceived in
order to increase their biodegradability properties. Biodegradation is considered to take …

In agriculture, there are problems such as the high porosity of soils, high irrigation of water
and low fertilizer retention. Therefore, materials with the ability to absorb a high amount of …

Commercial hydrolytic enzymes belonging to different subclasses (several lipases,
proteinase k, cutinase) were investigated for their ability to degrade different aliphatic …

The lipase from Rhizomucor miehei (formerly Mucor miehei)(RML) is a commercially
available enzyme in both soluble and immobilized form with very high activity and good …

Succinic acid is an important platform chemical derived from petrochemical or bio-based
feedstocks and can be transformed into a wide range of chemicals and polymers. Increasing …

Biodegradable, foamlike materials based on renewable pectin and sodium montmorillonite
clay were fabricated through a simple, environmentally friendly freeze-drying process. The …

A series of polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA), all containing 1% nucleating agent but varying in
structure, were melt-processed into films through single screw extrusion techniques. This …

A series of poly (butylene-co-propylene succinate)(PBPSu) random copolyesters were
synthesized and characterized using 1HNMR spectroscopy and viscometry. Tensile …

In this study, a soybean aqueous extract-based composite film was developed by
incorporating beeswax, clove essential oil, and span-20 via ultrasonication. The effect of …