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in situ experiment [PDF]

, 2017
The increasing amount of plastic littered into the sea may provide a new substratum for benthic organisms. These marine fouling communities on plastic have not received much scientific attention.
Lott, Christian, Pauli, Nora-Charlotte, Petermann, Jana S., Weber, Miriam   +3 more
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The Benefit of Biodegradable Plastics for Supporting Sustainable Development: A Case Study of Willingness to Pay in Surakarta City, Indonesia [PDF]

Nature Environment and Pollution Technology
Plastic pollution is a global concern affecting water, soil, and air quality. Urgent action is needed to address this issue. This study aims to identify factors influencing the use of biodegradable plastic to reduce its negative impacts.
B. R. M. Jati, Suranto, Pranoto, Suryanto and E. Gravitiani
doaj   +1 more source

Utilization of biodegradable wastes as a clean energy source in the developing countries: A case study in Myanmar [PDF]

, 2018
Nowadays, waste-to-energy has become a type of renewable energy utilization that can provide environmental and economic benefits in the world. In this paper, we evaluated the quality of twelve biodegradable waste samples from Myanmar by binder laboratory
Juchelková, Dagmar, Raclavská, Helena, Sassmanová, Veronika, Tun, Maw Maw   +3 more
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Effect Carrageenan to Biodegradable Plastic From Tubers

Jurnal Bahan Alam Terbarukan, 2019
Plastic waste can cause serious environmental problems. This can be overcome by various efforts; one of them is by replacing the use of conventional plastic with biodegradable plastic.
Toto Rusianto, Murni Yuniwati, Hary Wibowo   +2 more
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Microperforated Compostable Packaging Extends Shelf Life of Ethylene-Treated Banana Fruit

Foods, 2022
Plastic packaging preserves the quality of ethylene-treated bananas by generating a beneficial modified atmosphere (MA). However, petroleum-based plastics cause environmental pollution, due to their slow decomposition.
Victor Rodov, Ron Porat, Amit Sabag, Bettina Kochanek, Haya Friedman   +4 more
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Novel and Facile Synthesis of Biodegradable Plastic Films from Cornmeal by Using the Microwave Polymerization Technique

Journal of Chemistry, 2022
Millions of tons of plastic are produced annually, but a major portion of plastic waste remains unrecycled. The uncycled plastic ultimately becomes a major source of solid trash and releases a variety of chemicals into our environment which can adversely
Muhammad Imran Din, Mahmood Ahmed, Muhammad Ahmad, Tayabba Ghaffar, Zaib Hussain, Rida Khalid, Abdul Samad   +6 more
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Lignocellulosic Recycled Materials to Design Molded Products: Optimization of Physical and Mechanical Properties [PDF]

, 2016
The object is to contribute to the reduction of environmental pollution, by reusing a fraction of urban solid waste, forestry and agroindustrial waste: newspaper (ONP), office paper (OWP), corrugated cardboard (OCC), pine sawdust, eucalyptus sawdust and ...
Aguerre, Yanina Susel, Gavazzo, Graciela Beatriz   +1 more
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Bioplastics made from upcycled food waste. Prospects for their use in the field of design [PDF]

, 2017
In recent years, the negative effects on the environment of the intensive use of synthetic, oil-derived plastics to make products, even those with a limited required duration, have given renewed impetus to the search for biodegradable and/or compostable ...
Cecchini, Cecilia
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Agro-materials : a bibliographic review [PDF]

, 2002
Facing the problems of plastic recycling and fossil resources exhaustion, the use of biomass to conceive new materials appears like a reasonable solution.
A. Rouilly, Archodulaki V.-M., Arvanitoyannis I.S., Bassi S., Bastioli C., Biliaderis C.G., Boye J.I., Bureau G., Coffey D.G., Dalgleish D.G., Damodaran S., Damodaran S., Di Gioia L., Donth E.-J., Dulog L., Ernst A.J., Fennema O.R., Gennadios A., Gennadios A., Gerngross T.U., Gregory S.R., Hague J., Helme J.-P., Huang H.C., Iglesias H.A., L. Rigal, Li Y., Lim J.-K., Lourdin D., McCarthy J.L., Miers J., Moe S.T., Nayak P.L., Oakenfull D., Onteniente J.-P., Onteniente J.-P., Otaigbe J.U., Otaigbe J.U., Otaigbe J.U., Poppe J., Poutanen K., Rees D.A., Scheer H., Schröter E., Segalen P., Showmura R.S., Stauderer M., Swenson H., Tomihata K., Voragen A.G.J., Yamaguchi H., Yamauchi K.   +51 more
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STUDY PENGARUH KANDUNGAN AMILOSA DAN AMILOPEKTIN UMBI-UMBIAN TERHADAP KARAKTERISTIK FISIK PLASTIK BIODEGRADABLE DENGAN Plastizicer GLISEROL

Biotik: Jurnal Ilmiah Biologi Teknologi dan Kependidikan, 2018
Amylose and Amylopectin is the material on starch which is the raw material of making Biodegradable plastic, but easy to tear (brittle), so need addition of plasticizer. In this study using Glycerol as plasticizer.
Khairun Nisah
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