The degradation of single-use plastics and commercially viable bioplastics in the environment: A review

SN Idris, TSM Amelia, K Bhubalan, AMM Lazim… - Environmental …, 2023 - Elsevier
Plastics have become an integral part of human life. Single-use plastics (SUPs) are
disposable plastics designed to be used once then promptly discarded or recycled. This …

Neat chitosan porous materials: A review of preparation, structure characterization and application

P Grzybek, Ł Jakubski, G Dudek - International Journal of Molecular …, 2022 - mdpi.com
This review presents an overview of methods for preparing chitosan-derived porous
materials and discusses their potential applications. This family of materials has garnered …

Chitosan films plasticized with choline-based deep eutectic solvents: UV shielding, antioxidant, and antibacterial properties

J Yu, S Xu, G Goksen, C Yi, P Shao - Food Hydrocolloids, 2023 - Elsevier
Deep eutectic solvents (DES) as plasticizers of chitosan film show great potential for food
packaging. This paper introduced some novel antioxidant and antibacterial films based on …

A promising bioactive chitosan film in strawberry fresh-keeping: plasticized with tomato processing by-product extract of deep eutectic solvent

J Yu, S Xu, R Chen, P Shao - Food Hydrocolloids, 2024 - Elsevier
The incorporation of natural extracts of deep eutectic solvent (DES) into polysaccharide
represents a promising approach for the development of bioactive edible films. In this study …

The role of a deep eutectic solvent in changes of physicochemical and antioxidative properties of chitosan-based films

E Jakubowska, M Gierszewska, J Nowaczyk… - Carbohydrate …, 2021 - Elsevier
In this work deep eutectic solvent (DES), based on the mixture of choline chloride and lactic
acid, were suggested as chitosan films plasticizers. The molecular structure and properties …

Effect of molecular weight of polyethylene glycol on crystallization behaviors, thermal properties and tensile performance of polylactic acid stereocomplexes

R Li, Y Wu, Z Bai, J Guo, X Chen - RSC advances, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
In this work, the poly (D-lactic acid)–polyethylene glycol–poly (D-lactic acid)(PDLA–PEG–
PDLA) triblock copolymer as a novel modification agent was incorporated into poly (L-lactic …

Biodegradable films based on chitosan and defatted Chlorella biomass: Functional and physical characterization

AR Deshmukh, H Aloui, C Khomlaem, A Negi, JH Yun… - Food Chemistry, 2021 - Elsevier
Biodegradable films based on chitosan, glycerol, and defatted Chlorella biomass (DCB)
were prepared and characterized in terms of thermal stability, mechanical, water barrier, and …

Robust and sustainable PBAT–Hemp residue biocomposites: Reactive extrusion compatibilization and fabrication

A Gupta, B Chudasama, BP Chang… - Composites Science and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Polybutylene adipate-co-terephthalate (PBAT) is one of the most attractive biodegradable
polymers that is touted to replace single-use plastics. In this research, hemp powder (HP), a …

Role of stereocomplex in advancing mass transport and thermomechanical properties of polylactide

Q Chen, R Auras, I Uysal-Unalan - Green Chemistry, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Designing high-performance renewable polylactide (PLA) based materials will assist in
achieving the full potential of PLA as a sustainable alternative to fossil-based polymers …

Viscoelastic and properties of amphiphilic chitin in plasticised polylactic acid/starch biocomposite

NG Olaiya, C Maraveas, MA Salem, S Raja, A Rashedi… - Polymers, 2022 - mdpi.com
The enhancement of the PLA thermomechanical properties is significant due to its suitability
as a replacement for primary synthetic polymer use in diverse industrial production. The …