Polymers, 2022 Starch-based biodegradable foams with a high starch content are developed using industrial starch as the base material and supercritical CO2 as blowing or foaming agents.
Chih-Jen Chang +8 more
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Processing and structure-property relationships of natural rubber/wheat bran biocomposites [PDF]
, 2016 In this work, wheat bran was used as cellulosic filler in biocomposites based on natural rubber. The impact of wheat bran content [ranging from 10 to 50 parts per hundred rubber (phr)] on processing, structure, dynamic mechanical properties, thermal ...
Colom Fajula, Xavier +4 more
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Use of water-soluble curcumin in TPS/PBAT packaging material: interference on reactive extrusion and oxidative stability of chia oil [PDF]
, 2021 The reactive extrusion technique is efficient in the incorporation of bioactive compounds for active packaging development. The application of curcumin, a strong antioxidant in its pure, isolated form to obtain active packaging has already been ...
Genena, Aziza Kamal +12 more
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Photo-oxidative and soil burial degradation of irrigation tubes based on biodegradable polymer blends [PDF]
, 2019 Irrigation tubes based on biodegradable polymers were prepared via an extrusion-drawing process by Irritec and compared to conventional pipes made of high-density polyethylene (HDPE).
Ceraulo M. +7 more
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Circular economy insights on the suitability of new tri-layer compostable packaging films after degradation in storage conditions [PDF]
, 2023 The environmental degradation of the films used in packaging is a key factor in their commercial use. Industrial and academic research is aimed at obtaining materials that have degradation features that ensure their eco-sustainability but, at the same ...
Ballestar de las Heras, Ricardo Luis +5 more
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Seawater‐Degradable Polymers—Fighting the Marine Plastic Pollution [PDF]
, 2020 Polymers shape human life but they also have been identified as pollutants in the oceans due to their long lifetime and low degradability. Recently, various researchers have studied the impact of (micro)plastics on marine life, biodiversity, and ...
Huang, D. +4 more
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A thermoanalytical insight into the composition of biodegradable polymers and commercial products by EGA-MS and Py-GC-MS [PDF]
, 2023 Biodegradable polymers are proposed as a potential solution to environmental problems related to plastic pollution. Potential benefits have been suggested in applications such as agricultural mulching and fishing gear, where there can be considerable ...
De Falco F. +5 more
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Acceleration of Biodegradation Using Polymer Blends and Composites [PDF]
, 2023 Biobased and biodegradable polymers are used in bioplastics as blends or composites of various materials to tune their physical properties but also influence their stability with respect to biodegradation.
Easton, Zhong H.W. +4 more
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Fully Biodegradable Biocomposites with High Chicken Feather Content [PDF]
, 2017 The aim of this work was to develop new biodegradable polymeric materials with high loadings of chicken feather (CF). In this study, the effect of CF concentration and the type of biodegradable matrix on the physical, mechanical and thermal properties ...
Aranberri, Ibon +4 more
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Carbohydrate Polymer Technologies and ApplicationsThis work aims to develop and characterize blends of thermoplastic starch (TPS) modified with citric acid and poly(butylene-adipate-co-terephthalate) (PBAT), using sweet potato (SP) and cassava (C) as starch sources.
Ingrid A. dos S. Matusinho +5 more
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