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Bio-based Polymers: A Mini Review [PDF]
, 2022 Most synthetic polymers are derived from fossil fuel resources, whose scarcity and imbalanced global distribution can affect plastics producers. Bio-based polymers, obtained from renewable biomass resources, have received wide attention in the past two ...
Xiang, Yu
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Frontiers in Environmental Science, 2023 Among the highly diverse range of biobased polymers, polylactic acid (PLA) received vast attention in recent years due to its versatility for different applications and being the first commercially used polymer produced from renewable sources. Production
J. Barbir +15 more
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Characterization and Separation of Traditional and Bio-Plastics by Hyperspectral Devices
Applied Sciences, 2020 Nowadays, bio-plastics can contaminate conventional plastics sent to recycling. Furthermore, the low volume of bio-plastics currently in use has discourage the development of new technologies for their identification and separation. Technologies based on
Monica Moroni, Alessandro Mei
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Biodegradable bio-based plastics: Compostable or recyclable?
eXPRESS Polymer Letters, 2022 editorial
Tamás Tábi
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Investigation on co-hydropyrolysis of heavy bio-oil with degradable plastics
Carbon Capture Science & Technology, 2023 Reducing the acidity and viscosity of heavy bio-oil is one of the main tasks of bio-oil treatment. The sharp increase in the consumption of degradable plastics requires an effective route for their recycling.
Rong-Yang Zhao +7 more
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A Best-Evidence Review of Bio-based Plasticizer and the Effects on the Mechanical Properties of PLA
Chemical Engineering Transactions, 2021 Polylactic Acid (PLA) plastics are currently used as food packaging material, textiles, and engineering plastics. However, PLA has its weaknesses, such as high brittleness and low toughness, limiting its application.
Anis Ainaa Omar +4 more
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Melt strength enhancing additives for reactive extrusion of polylactide – a comparative study
Polymer TestingPolylactide (PLA) has a low inherent melt strength which is an obstacle to its use in film and blow-molding applications. This can be addressed through the use of reactive chain extension, but commercially available additives for this process vary widely
Franka Malsch
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iScience, 2022 Summary: Growing concerns in addressing environmental challenges are driving the rapid advancement of both bio-based and environmental friendly materials.
Hengti Wang +3 more
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Progress in bio-based plastics and plasticizing modifications
, 2013 Over the coming few decades bioplastic materials are expected to complement and gradually replace some of the fossil oil based materials. Multidisciplinary research efforts have generated a significant level of technical and commercial success towards ...
Bressler, David C. +3 more
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Lignin matrix composites from natural resources - ARBOFORMR®
, 2022 S.91-115Intensive efforts by research institutions and industry has been unable to generate high added value to a byproduct of the pulp and paper industry, the natural polymer lignin.
Eisenreich, N. +5 more
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