Lignocellulose has been extensively researched over the past decades in response to the
growing global significance of renewable resources and environment-friendly materials …

Chitin is the structural material of crustaceans, insects, and fungi, and is the second most
abundant biopolymer after cellulose on earth. Chitosan, a deacetylated derivative of chitin …

Consumers prefer foods that are healthier with high quality and safety. Food packaging are
demanded to effectively extend the shelf-life, preserve the nutrients and decrease the …

Recent years have witnessed great developments in biobased polymer packaging films for
the serious environmental problems caused by the petroleum-based nonbiodegradable …

The accumulation of plastic wastes in different environments has become a topic of major
concern over the past decades; therefore, technologies and strategies aimed at mitigating …

The environmental impacts of plastics have become an important political and academic
topic. One of the main applications of plastics is packaging, a product with a very short …

Lignocellulosic biomass is a potential sustainable feedstock to replace fossil fuels. However,
the complex structure of biomass makes it difficult to convert into high-value products …

Despite a steady decline in fossil resources in past few decades, demand for petroleum-
based chemicals and polymers has increased sharply. As the dead end of the petroleum …

A huge variety of plants are harvested worldwide and their different constituents can be
converted into a broad range of bionanomaterials. In parallel, much research effort in …

Obtaining chemicals and materials in sustainable ways is of growing importance. A potential
source of sustainable chemicals and materials is lignocellulosic biomass residues …