Combination of poly (lactic) acid and starch for biodegradable food packaging

J Muller, C González-Martínez, A Chiralt - Materials, 2017 - mdpi.com
The massive use of synthetic plastics, in particular in the food packaging area, has a great
environmental impact, and alternative more ecologic materials are being required. Poly …

An overview of toughening polylactic acid by an elastomer

NF Alias, H Ismail - Polymer-Plastics Technology and Materials, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Due to environmental concern and depletion of fossil fuel, research on biopolymer is gaining
interest among researchers. Polylactic acid (PLA) is produced from renewable resources …

[HTML][HTML] Highly toughened blends of poly (lactic acid)(PLA) and natural rubber (NR) for FDM-based 3D printing applications: The effect of composition and infill pattern

I Fekete, F Ronkay, L Lendvai - Polymer Testing, 2021 - Elsevier
In this study, the suitability of natural rubber (NR) toughened poly (lactic acid)(PLA)-based
blends were investigated for additive manufacturing applications. Filaments for fused …

[HTML][HTML] Influence of chitosan on mechanical, thermal, barrier and antimicrobial properties of PLA-biocomposites for food packaging

M Râpă, AC Miteluţ, EE Tănase, E Grosu… - Composites Part B …, 2016 - Elsevier
The effect of chitosan (CH) concentration on the properties of biocomposites containing
plasticized poly (lactic acid)(PLA) with tributyl o-acetyl citrate (ATBC) was studied both in …

Synthesis and characterization of starch/fiber-based bioplastic composites modified by citric acid-epoxidized palm oil oligomer with reactive blending

J Yang, YC Ching, CH Chuah, DH Nguyen… - Industrial Crops and …, 2021 - Elsevier
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Organomontmorillonite/graphene-PLA/PCL nanofilled blends: New strategy to enhance the functional properties of PLA/PCL blend

BS Bouakaz, A Habi, Y Grohens, I Pillin - Applied Clay Science, 2017 - Elsevier
The aim of this work is to study the effect of combining organomontmorillonites (Cloisite®
15A and Cloisite® 30B) with epoxy functionalized graphene on the morphology and different …

PLA-based materials containing bio-plasticizers and chitosan modified with rosehip seed oil for ecological packaging

RN Darie-Niță, M Râpă, M Sivertsvik, JT Rosnes… - Polymers, 2021 - mdpi.com
Several recipes based on PLA, bio-plasticizers, and active agents such as vitamin E and
cold-pressed rosehip seed oil encapsulated into chitosan by the emulsion method named …

[PDF][PDF] Comparative study of chemical, mechanical, thermal, and barrier properties of poly (lactic acid) plasticized with epoxidized soybean oil and epoxidized palm oil

YB Tee, RA Talib, K Abdan, NL Chin… - …, 2016 - bioresources.cnr.ncsu.edu
To investigate epoxidized palm oil's (EPO) potential as plasticizer for poly (lactic acid)(PLA),
its plasticizing effect was compared with commercialized epoxidized soybean oil (ESO). The …

Cynara cardunculus Biomass Recovery: An Eco-Sustainable, Nonedible Resource of Vegetable Oil for the Production of Poly(lactic acid) Bioplasticizers

R Turco, R Tesser, ME Cucciolito… - ACS Sustainable …, 2019 - ACS Publications
Cardoon seed oil (CO), derived from the nonedible Cynara cardunculus plant, growing in
marginal and contaminated soils of Mediterranean regions, was successfully epoxidized …

Extrusion blown films of poly (lactic acid) chain‐extended with food grade multifunctional epoxies

SS Karkhanis, LM Matuana - Polymer Engineering & Science, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
The effectiveness and efficiency of two food grade multifunctional epoxies with low and high
epoxy equivalent weights in chain extending/branching poly (lactic acid)(PLA) were studied …