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Bio‐based and biodegradable plastics
Microbial Biotechnology, 2019 Lawrence P. Wackett
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Effects of information provision on public attitudes toward bioplastics in Japan
Frontiers in Sustainability, 2022 Bioplastics (i.e., bio-based and biodegradable plastics) are attracting attention as a sustainable alternative to conventional fossil-based plastics.
Yurina Otaki, Taisei Kyono
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Materials Research Express, 2022 A blend of poly(butylene adipate terephthalate) (PBAT) and polylactide (PLA) is a combination of biodegradable materials. This study aims to prepare compatibilized PBAT/PLA in a cost-effective and timesaving way and to process the material into blown ...
Shen Su
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Bio-based Plastics: a ‘Sustainable’ Alternative for the Plastic Industry?
International Journal of Environmental Sciences & Natural Resources, 2023 Today, the pollution caused by plastics is undeniable, and the plastic industry is facing radical choices. One of these choices concerns the alternative between the increasing use of bio-based plastics or the recycling of petro-based plastics. Currently, in order to achieve the goal of a circular economy where plastics are recycled and reintegrated ...
Barbaut, Léa +4 more
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Microbial cell factories for bio-based biodegradable plastics production
iScience, 2022 Summary: The misuse of petroleum-based plastics has resulted in serious environmental pollution and resource wastage. Biodegradable plastics can be used as green substitutes for traditional plastics.
Xiao Han +4 more
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Environment Conservation Journal, 2023 Presence of plastics in the surroundings is ubiquitous, as generation of plastics is booming globally and it gets accumulated in oceans leading to deleterious impacts on marine life, public health and the surrounding environment.
Shivani Narwal +5 more
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Organic Waste Bio-Based Materials for 3D Extrusion
Convergências - Revista de Investigação e Ensino das Artes, 2022 This study explores bioplastics fabrication based on alginate polymer with added glycerine as a plasticizer, creating flexibility, and organic waste was used as a filler avoiding shrinkage. Exploratory, observational and experimental, Literature Review,
Carolina Vasco Costa Delgado +2 more
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An investigation on the potential of bio-based polymers for use in polymer gear transmissions
Polymer Testing, 2021 The potential for replacing the fossil-based Polyoxymethylene (POM) and Polyamide 66 (PA 66) in polymer gear applications with a bio-based Polyamide 6.10 (PA 6.10) was studied and is presented in the article.
Damijan Zorko +2 more
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Current Research in Green and Sustainable Chemistry, 2023 The contribution of plastic packaging in food is substantial, but issues associated with its biodegradability and recycling initiates major concerns for environment and human health thus necessitating substitution of conventional synthetic plastics with ...
Prateek Gururani +9 more
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Influence of Bio-Based Plasticizers on the Properties of NBR Materials [PDF]
Materials, 2020 A high number of technical elastomer products contain plasticizers for tailoring material properties. Some additives used as plasticizers pose a health risk or have inadequate material properties. Therefore, research is going on in this field to find sustainable alternatives for conventional plasticizers.
Md Mahbubur Rahman +3 more
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