[HTML][HTML] Circular economy in biocomposite development: State-of-the-art, challenges and emerging trends

V Shanmugam, RA Mensah, M Försth, G Sas… - Composites Part C …, 2021 - Elsevier
Biocomposites being environmentally-friendly alternative to synthetic composites are
gaining increasing demand for various applications. Hence, biocomposite development …

Recent advances on edible films based on fruits and vegetables—a review

CG Otoni, RJ Avena‐Bustillos… - … Reviews in Food …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Food packaging materials are traditionally expected to contain foodstuffs and protect them
from deteriorating agents. Although petroleum‐derived polymers have been widely used for …

Nanocellulose in thin films, coatings, and plies for packaging applications: A review

MA Hubbe, A Ferrer, P Tyagi, Y Yin, C Salas, L Pal… - …, 2017 - research.aalto.fi
This review article was prompted by a remarkable growth in the number of scientific
publications dealing with the use of nanocellulose (especially nanofibrillated cellulose …

Nanocellulose in bio-based food packaging applications

HMC Azeredo, MF Rosa, LHC Mattoso - Industrial Crops and Products, 2017 - Elsevier
Cellulose nanostructures have been widely studied as components of materials for a variety
of applications including food packaging. They are usually incorporated as a reinforcement …

Nanotechnology: an untapped resource for food packaging

C Sharma, R Dhiman, N Rokana… - Frontiers in microbiology, 2017 - frontiersin.org
Food commodities are packaged and hygienically transported to protect and preserve them
from any un-acceptable alteration in quality, before reaching the end-consumer. Food …

Recent advances in mechanical properties of biopolymer composites: a review

KK Sadasivuni, P Saha, J Adhikari… - Polymer …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
In recent years, biopolymers are getting wide attention with the perspective of developing
high‐performance biocomposites with low environmental impact owing to their unique and …

Biobased plastics and bionanocomposites: Current status and future opportunities

MM Reddy, S Vivekanandhan, M Misra… - Progress in polymer …, 2013 - Elsevier
This paper presents a broad review on the recent advances in the research and
development of biobased plastics and bionanocomposites that are used in various …

Polymeric nanocomposites and nanocoatings for food packaging: A review

C Vasile - Materials, 2018 - mdpi.com
Special properties of the polymeric nanomaterials (nanoscale size, large surface area to
mass ratio and high reactivity individualize them in food packaging materials. They can be …

Hybridization of MMT/lignocellulosic fiber reinforced polymer nanocomposites for structural applications: a review

AH Alias, MN Norizan, FA Sabaruddin, MRM Asyraf… - Coatings, 2021 - mdpi.com
In the recent past, significant research effort has been dedicated to examining the usage of
nanomaterials hybridized with lignocellulosic fibers as reinforcement in the fabrication of …

Production and modification of nanofibrillated cellulose using various mechanical processes: a review

HPSA Khalil, Y Davoudpour, MN Islam… - Carbohydrate …, 2014 - Elsevier
Nanofibrillated cellulose from biomass has recently gained attention owing to their
biodegradable nature, low density, high mechanical properties, economic value and …