Lignocellulosic agriculture wastes as biomass feedstocks for second-generation bioethanol production: concepts and recent developments

JK Saini, R Saini, L Tewari - 3 Biotech, 2015 - Springer
Production of liquid biofuels, such as bioethanol, has been advocated as a sustainable
option to tackle the problems associated with rising crude oil prices, global warming and …

A review on nanocellulosic fibres as new material for sustainable packaging: Process and applications

HPSA Khalil, Y Davoudpour, CK Saurabh… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2016 - Elsevier
The demand for exploring advanced and eco-friendly sustainable packaging materials with
superior physical, mechanical and barrier properties is increasing. The materials that are …

All-printed 3D hierarchically structured cellulose aerogel based triboelectric nanogenerator for multi-functional sensors

C Qian, L Li, M Gao, H Yang, Z Cai, B Chen, Z Xiang… - Nano Energy, 2019 - Elsevier
The forthcoming ubiquitous innovations driven by flexible electronics and Internet of Things
have inspired the relentless pursuit of advanced environmental-friendly power source for …

[HTML][HTML] Improvement in adhesion of cellulose fibers to the thermoplastic starch matrix by plasma treatment modification

M Fazeli, JP Florez, RA Simão - Composites Part B: Engineering, 2019 - Elsevier
This work deals with provision and characterization of the biopolymer-based composites
achieved by incorporation of cellulose fibers as the reinforcement within the glycerol …

Edible and biodegradable starch films: a review

A Jimenez, MJ Fabra, P Talens, A Chiralt - Food and Bioprocess …, 2012 - Springer
Mainly due to environmental aims, petroleum-based plastics are being replaced by natural
polymers. In the last decades, starch has been evaluated in its film-forming ability for …

Recycling of bioplastics, their blends and biocomposites: A review

A Soroudi, I Jakubowicz - European Polymer Journal, 2013 - Elsevier
This review presents scientific findings concerning the recycling of bioplastics, their blends
and thermoplastic biocomposites, with special focus on mechanical recycling of bio-based …

Preparation and performance of thermoplastic starch and microcrystalline cellulose for packaging composites: Extrusion and hot pressing

J Chen, X Wang, Z Long, S Wang, J Zhang… - International Journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
The microcrystalline cellulose (MCC) used as the fillers, were incorporated into the starch
matrix to prepared MCC/thermoplastic starch (TPS) granules by extrusion method blending …

Development and characterization of composite edible films based on sodium alginate and pectin

S Galus, A Lenart - Journal of Food Engineering, 2013 - Elsevier
The objective of this study was to characterize physical properties including thickness,
colour, water vapour sorption kinetics and isotherms, water vapour permeability, tensile …

Extraction of nanocellulose from sugarcane bagasse and its characterization for potential applications

RK Gond, MK Gupta, M Jawaid - Polymer Composites, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The development of food packaging films from nanocellulose has received attention from
researchers. In this study, the chemo‐mechanical method has been used to obtain …

Unique reactivity of nanoporous cellulosic materials mediated by surface-confined water

M Beaumont, P Jusner, N Gierlinger, AWT King… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
The remarkable efficiency of chemical reactions is the result of biological evolution, often
involving confined water. Meanwhile, developments of bio-inspired systems, which exploit …