Microplastic contamination of lakes and rivers is an emerging environmental issue. Sources,
environmental fate, in-situ behaviour, concentration and harmful impacts of microplastics on …

Plastic-based films that are commonly used in the food packaging industry are tough to
recycle due to their sorting issue and these films do not decay as they photodegrade into …

Bioplastic that is synthesized from natural materials such as chitosan is a renewable solution
to reduce plastic waste in the environment because they are easily decomposed. In this …

Renewable and biodegradable materials derived from biomass are attractive candidates to
replace non-biodegradable petrochemical plastics. Bioplastics have gained the attention as …

An innovative process for the adsorption of the hydrophobic Basil-Oil (BO) into the
hydrophilic food byproduct chitosan (CS) and the development of an advanced low-density …

In this work, low-density polyethylene (LDPE)/chitosan (CH) blend films were prepared
using polyethylene-graft-maleic-anhydride (PE-g-MA) as a compatibilizing agent for …

The mounting global concern over the environmental consequences of petroleum-based
plastics has prompted significant research into sustainable alternatives, with bioplastics …

Tremendously negative effects have been generated in recent decades by the continuously
increasing production of conventional plastics and the inadequate management of their …

Eggshells are a household waste material that contributes to landfill waste. Polymer
composites reinforced with eggshell powder can be produced in large scale with melt …

This study assessed bioplastics made from different mass proportions of commercial
chitosan and banana plant pseudostem-derived hemicelluloses. The bioplastics were …