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Life Cycle Assessment of Bioplastics and Food Waste Disposal Methods [PDF]

, 2021
The environmental impacts of five waste management scenarios for polylactic acid (PLA)-based bioplastics and food waste were quantified using life cycle assessment.
Amy E. Landis, Barr, William J., Harris, Tyler M., Tyler M. Harris, Landis, Amy E., William J. Barr, Shakira R. Hobbs, Hobbs, Shakira R.   +7 more
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Bioplastics are revolutionizing the packaging industry [PDF]

, 2021
The production of bioplastics is a growing trend. The utilization of renewable sources, in some cases currently wasted, to replace petroleum derivatives, is providing opportunities to achieve more environmentally friendly product life cycles.
Ehman, Nanci Vanesa, Area, Maria Cristina   +1 more
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Anaerobic digestion of bioplastics

, 2021
Plastic waste has become ubiquitous due to its low-cost production and single-use and disposal management practices. To limit environmental pollution, biodegradable plastics were developed.
Marchetti, R, Florian Monlau, Monlau, F, Mbachu, O, Lallement, A, Vasmara, C, Kaparaju, P, Rosa Marchetti, Prasad Kaparaju, Ciro Vasmara, Oluchi Mbachu, Audrey Lallement   +11 more
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The Effect of Cassava Peel Starch Addition to Bioplastic Biodegradation Based On Chitosan On Soil and River Water Media

Biology, Medicine & Natural Product Chemistry, 2020
The study of the relationship between starch addition to biodegradation of bioplastics has been carried out. This study aims to understand the biodegradability of chitosan-based bioplastics with additional cassava peel starch on soil and river water ...
Mahfud Syuhada, Sintia Ainus Sofa, Endaruji Sedyadi   +2 more
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Plastic Pollution: Are Bioplastics the Right Solution?

, 2023
The adverse effects of the accumulation of plastic on our planet are no longer sustainable; plastic is a major threat to all forms of life in all environments in addition to contributing to global warming.
Li, Chi-wang
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Synthesis and properties of bioplastics from corn starch and citric acid-epoxidized soybean oil oligomers

Journal of Materials Research and Technology, 2022
Citric acid-epoxidized soybean oil oligomers (CESO) were prepared and utilized to improve the properties of corn starch-based bioplastics. CESO were synthesized by controlling the stoichiometric ratio of acid equivalent weight and epoxy equivalent weight
Jianlei Yang, Xiaotong Dong, Jiyi Wang, Yern Chee Ching, Jing Liu, Chunhui li, Yiliyasi Baikeli, Zhen li, Naif Mohammed Al-Hada, Shicai Xu   +9 more
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Integrating bioplastics into the US plastics supply chain: towards a policy research agenda for the bioplastic transition

Frontiers in Environmental Science, 2023
Bioplastics have the potential to fill the role of conventional plastics but with lowered environmental and ecological impacts. But bioplastic production suffers from high production costs and as an immature technology, it proves less competitive than ...
Kalim U. Shah, Isaiah Gangadeen
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The effect of glycerol and sago starch addition on the characteristics of bioplastic based on orange peel pectin [PDF]

Chemical Industry and Chemical Engineering Quarterly
Sustainable food packaging materials have significant interest in addressing environmental issues by making renewable substitutes such as bioplastics based on pectin.
Al Fath Muhammad Thoriq, Ayu Ghendis Ekawati, Hasibuan Gina Cynthia Raphita, Dalimunthe Nisaul Fadilah, Alexander Vikram   +4 more
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Rheological and thermal characteristics of wheat gluten biopolymers plasticized with glycerol

Química Nova, 2012
The objective this work was to obtain bioplastics from mixtures of wheat gluten and glycerol by two different processes and evaluate their respective rheological properties. The mixtures and their respective bioplastics were obtained through direct batch
Shana Pires Ferreira, Walter Augusto Ruiz, António Gaspar-Cunha   +2 more
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Sintesis Bioplastik Ramah Lingkungan Berbasis Pati Biji Durian dengan Filler Selulosa Sabut Kelapa

Kovalen: Jurnal Riset Kimia, 2022
Conventional plastic has become a concern because it is a problem for the environment. Bioplastics made from starch and natural polymers such as cellulose from coconut fiber can be a solution to these plastic problems.
Ria Nurwidiyani, Ghufira, Nesbah, Deni Agus Triawan   +3 more
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