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Biodegradable polymers and green-based antimicrobial packaging materials: A mini-review
Advanced Industrial and Engineering Polymer Research, 2020 Recently, the demands for biodegradable and renewable materials for packaging applications have increased tremendously. This rise in demand is connected to the growing environmental concerns over the extensive use of synthetic and non-biodegradable ...
Yajie Zhong +3 more
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A road map on synthetic strategies and applications of biodegradable polymers. [PDF]
Polym Bull (Berl), 2022 Biodegradable polymers have emerged as fascinating materials due to their non-toxicity, environmentally benign nature and good mechanical strength.
Meghana MC +4 more
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, 2023 The increasing environmental pollution is causing dramatic changes in the ecosystem. The search for solutions to this problem includes the development of new materials using more sustainable resources and processes, the development of biodegradable materials and the use of natural additives to tune the biodegradability of these materials.
Margarita del Rosario Salazar +3 more
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Biodegradable Polymers and Textiles [PDF]
Journal of Functional BiomaterialsThe increasing interest in developing biodegradable polymers through chemical treatments, microorganisms, and enzymes highlights a commitment to environmentally friendly disposal methods [...]
Sandra Varnaitė-Žuravliova +1 more
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International Scientific Journal of Engineering and Management, 2013 The same durability properties which make plastics ideal for many applications such as in packaging, building materials and commodities, as well as in hygiene products, can lead to waste-sposal problems in the case of traditional petroleum- derived ...
Ghanbarzadeh, Babak, Almasi, Hadi
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Biodegradable Flame Retardants for Biodegradable Polymer [PDF]
Biomolecules, 2020 To improve sustainability of polymers and to reduce carbon footprint, polymers from renewable resources are given significant attention due to the developing concern over environmental protection. The renewable materials are progressively used in many technical applications instead of short-term-use products.
Muhammad Maqsood, Gunnar Seide
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e-Polymers, 2023 This work investigated the thermal, morphological, and tensile properties of poly(l-lactide)-b-poly(ethylene glycol)-b-poly(l-lactide) (PLLA-PEG-PLLA)/thermoplastic starch (TPS) blends with 3 wt% citric acid (CA) treatment of TPS.
Srisuwan Yaowalak +3 more
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Biodegradable polymers, current trends of research and their applications, a review [PDF]
Chemical Industry and Chemical Engineering Quarterly, 2020 Biodegradable polymers have been developing rapidly in the last years and are widely used today in the fields of pharmacy, clinical biomedicine, cosmetic, medical, and packing industries, tissue engineering, agriculture and other areas.
Čolnik Maja +3 more
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Boosting Degradation of Biodegradable Polymers.
Macromolecular rapid communications, 2023 Biodegradation of polymers in composting conditions is an alternative end-of-life scenario for contaminated materials collected through the municipal solid waste management system, mainly when mechanical or chemical methods cannot be used to recycle them.
Anibal Bher, Yujung Cho, R. Auras
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e-Polymers, 2022 In this study, talcum was melt-blended with a flexible poly(l-lactide)-b-polyethylene glycol-b-poly(l-lactide) triblock copolymer (PLLA-PEG-PLLA) with 1, 2, 4, and 8 wt% talcum, for improvement of the crystallization and thermomechanical properties of ...
Srisuwan Yaowalak, Baimark Yodthong
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