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Review on Physicochemical Modification of Biodegradable Plastic: Focus on Agar and Polyvinyl Alcohol (PVA)

Advances in Materials Science and Engineering, 2023
Plastics materials which are used in our daily life especially for packaging applications are derived from petrochemicals. Though these plastic materials satisfy the required properties of packaging materials in terms of strength, water resistance, and ...
Mezigebu Belay
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Development and characterization of natural sourced bioplastic synthesized from tamarind seeds, berry seeds and licorice root

Applied Surface Science Advances, 2022
The use of fossil fuel-based plastics is harmful for our natural environment. Moreover, these plastics are single used plastics, difficult to recycle and non-biodegradable. These are polluting our environment and affecting marine organisms.
Mohammad Asaduzzaman Chowdhury, MD. Badrudduza, Nayem Hossain, Md. Masud Rana   +3 more
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Soil Microbial Communities Associated With Biodegradable Plastic Mulch Films

Frontiers in Microbiology, 2020
Agricultural plastic mulch films provide a favorable soil microclimate for plant growth, improving crop yields. Biodegradable plastic mulch films (BDMs) have emerged as a sustainable alternative to widely used non-biodegradable polyethylene (PE) films ...
Sreejata Bandopadhyay, José E. Liquet y González, Kelsey B. Henderson, Marife B. Anunciado, Douglas G. Hayes, Jennifer M. DeBruyn   +5 more
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Preparation and Characteristics of Paper-based Biodegradable Plastics

BioResources, 2015
The aim of this work was to make biodegradable plastics from renewable resources. Paper-based biodegradable plastics were produced via a sol-gel process by using zinc chloride solution.
Xiao Jiang, Jie Han, Qiang Han, Xiaofan Zhou, Jinxia Ma   +4 more
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Biodegradable plastics in aquatic ecosystems: latest findings, research gaps, and recommendations

Environmental Research Letters, 2022
The negative impact of plastic accumulation in aquatic ecosystems is a known and undeniable problem. However, while many of the scientific community’s countermeasures against such accumulation target the effects of the most common commodity plastics, the
Laura Ribba, Mary Lopretti, Gabriela Montes de Oca-Vásquez, Diego Batista, Silvia Goyanes, José Roberto Vega-Baudrit   +5 more
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Early release of methane and quicker degradation of bioplastics using activated sludge [PDF]

The Holistic Approach to Environment
Environmental hazards caused by fossil-based plastics are spread through every ecosystem of the biosphere. As an alternative, biodegradable plastics are environmentally friendly and sustainable.
Chethan Kumar Mukunda, Kavya Manjula Gurubasavaiah, Syeda Hajira Banu   +2 more
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Bio‐based and biodegradable plastics [PDF]

Microbial Biotechnology, 2019
Lawrence P. Wackett
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Degradation of oxo-biodegradable plastic by Pleurotus ostreatus.

PLoS ONE, 2013
Growing concerns regarding the impact of the accumulation of plastic waste over several decades on the environmental have led to the development of biodegradable plastic.
José Maria Rodrigues da Luz, Sirlaine Albino Paes, Mateus Dias Nunes, Marliane de Cássia Soares da Silva, Maria Catarina Megumi Kasuya   +4 more
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Redesigning Carbon–Carbon Backbone Polymers for Biodegradability–Compostability at the End-of-Life Stage

Molecules, 2023
Carbon–carbon backbone polymers are non-biodegradable, persistent plastics that have accumulated on land and oceans due to human activities. They degrade and fragment into microplastics and smaller particle sizes but do not biodegrade at an acceptable ...
Neha Mulchandani, Ramani Narayan
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Limitations and alternatives of the System for Post-use Treatment of Biodegradable Plastic [PDF]

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Plastics are widely used in various industries based on their wide utilization and durability. However, there is a problem of plastic waste treatment because it takes a very long time to decompose naturally.
Keon Ki Kang, Su Yeon Kim, Jun Woo Park, Jeong Hun Park   +3 more
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