Poly (lactic acid)(PLA) and polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs), green alternatives to petroleum-based plastics: a review

AZ Naser, I Deiab, BM Darras - RSC advances, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
In spite of the fact that petroleum-based plastics are convenient in terms of fulfilling the
performance requirements of many applications, they contribute significantly to a number of …

Review of recent advances in the biodegradability of polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA) bioplastics and their composites

KW Meereboer, M Misra, AK Mohanty - Green Chemistry, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
The detrimental impact of single-use plastics on the environment is daily news across the
globe. Single-use plastic packaging materials and other plastic waste originating from …

[HTML][HTML] Innovative solutions and challenges to increase the use of Poly (3-hydroxybutyrate) in food packaging and disposables

D Garcia-Garcia, L Quiles-Carrillo, R Balart… - European Polymer …, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract Poly (3-hydroxybutyrate)(PHB) has gain in recent years a huge interest in the food
packaging field due to its renewable origin from waste as well as non-food crops, high …

Developments of biobased plasticizers for compostable polymers in the green packaging applications: A review

A Alhanish, M Abu Ghalia - Biotechnology Progress, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The demand for biobased materials for various end‐uses in the bioplastic industry is
substantially growing due to increasing awareness of health and environmental concerns …

3D printing filaments from plasticized Polyhydroxybutyrate/Polylactic acid blends reinforced with hydroxyapatite

W Kanabenja, K Passarapark, T Subchokpool… - Additive …, 2022 - Elsevier
This research focused on the fabrication of bio-composite filament from polymer blending
between Polyhydroxybutyrate (PHB) and Polylactic acid (PLA) while using hydroxyapatite …

Production and characterization of PEEK/IF-WS2 nanocomposites for additive manufacturing: Simultaneous improvement in processing characteristics and material …

A Golbang, E Harkin-Jones, M Wegrzyn… - Additive …, 2020 - Elsevier
Successful printing of high-performance material with suitable properties using additive
manufacturing methods such as Fused Filament Fabrication (FFF) can create many …

Production of the Polyhydroxyalkanoate PHBV from Ricotta Cheese Exhausted Whey by Haloferax mediterranei Fermentation

S Raho, VE Carofiglio, M Montemurro, V Miceli… - Foods, 2020 - mdpi.com
In the last decade, the dairy industry underwent a rapid expansion due to the increasing
demand of milk-based products, resulting in high quantity of wastewater, ie, whey and ricotta …

Finding a Benign Plasticizer to Enhance the Microbial Degradation of Polyhydroxybutyrate (PHB) Evaluated by PHB Degrader Microbulbifer sp. SOL66

JY Cho, SH Kim, HJ Jung, DH Cho, BC Kim, SK Bhatia… - Polymers, 2022 - mdpi.com
As a biodegradable plastic, polyhydroxybutyrate (PHB) has relatively poor mechanical
properties, preventing its wider use. Various plasticizers have been studied to improve the …

Tributyl citrate as an effective plasticizer for biodegradable polymers: effect of plasticizer on free volume and transport and mechanical properties

A Chaos, A Sangroniz, A Gonzalez, M Iriarte… - Polymer …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
The effectiveness of tributyl citrate (TbC) as a plasticizer for polylactide and
polyhydroxybutyrate was analysed in order to improve the ductility of these polymers and …

Chitin nanocomposite based on plasticized poly (lactic acid)/poly (3-hydroxybutyrate)(PLA/PHB) blends as fully biodegradable packaging materials

ML Iglesias-Montes, M Soccio, V Siracusa, M Gazzano… - Polymers, 2022 - mdpi.com
Fully bio-based poly (lactic acid)(PLA) and poly (3-hydroxybutyrate)(PHB) blends plasticized
with tributyrin (TB), and their nanocomposite based on chitin nanoparticles (ChNPs) was …