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What's Inside the Green Bag? An Analysis of the Eco‐Design Options and a Visual Tool for the Development of Sustainable Fashion Accessories

Sustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Integrating eco‐design practices in product development from the start is essential for fashion accessories like bags and backpacks, which involve complex manufacturing, diverse materials, and strong socio‐cultural meanings. Building on this premise and drawing from the Lifecycle Design Strategy Wheel, this study aims to characterize the eco ...
Francesco Paolo Lagrasta, Rosa Maria Dangelico, Pierpaolo Pontrandolfo   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Global Poultry Feed Protein Sources: Trends, Challenges, and Sustainability Perspectives Using FAOSTAT Data

Journal of Animal Physiology and Animal Nutrition, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The global poultry industry is one of the fastest‐growing livestock sectors, with worldwide chicken stocks exceeding 32 billion heads and meat production surpassing 144 million tonnes in 2024 (FAOSTAT, 2026). Conventional protein sources, particularly soybean meal (SBM) and fishmeal, underpin most commercial poultry diets but face mounting ...
Sajjad Hassan Qadeer
wiley   +1 more source

A Spatial Clustering Approach of Economic Activities: An Application to the Agribusiness Sector in Brazil's Midwest Region

Geographical Analysis, Volume 58, Issue 4, October 2026.
ABSTRACT The spatial distribution of economic activities is central to regional economics. However, empirical tools for comparing industries based on the similarity of their spatial distributions remain limited. Traditional cluster analysis typically ignores geographical distance and connectivity, while spatial methods focus on clustering places rather
Gilvan Santos do Rosario Junior, Ticiana Grecco Zanon Moura, Mauro Ferrante   +2 more
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Bioconversion and characterization of watermelon rind waste‐based microcrystalline cellulose: A green alternative to synthetic reinforcements

Polymer International, Volume 75, Issue 9, Page 818-831, September 2026.
Microcrystalline cellulose (MCC) was extracted from watermelon rind using acid hydrolysis. MCC can be efficiently used as reinforcement in biofilms and biocomposites. Abstract The increasing accumulation of agricultural waste from watermelon (Citrullus lanatus) represents a substantial environmental concern, particularly in view of the extensive ...
Indran Suyambulingam, Sunesh Narayanaperumal, Divya Divakaran, Nadir Ayrilmis, P Senthamaraikannan, Siva Avudaiappan, Yamuna Munusamy, H Jeevan Rao   +7 more
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DESIGN OF NATURAL FIBER POWDER MACHINE

Rekayasa Mesin
Natural fiber processing is the type of fiber as raw materials for textile or other industries that can be obtained directly from nature. In the Indonesian automotive industry, the manufacture of parts in vehicles is Polypropylene high impact (PPHI).
Ali Attamimi, Alfan Ekajati Latief, Zidane Nassem, Riski Gunarto Ramadan   +3 more
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Sustainable Polymer Biocomposites for Food Packaging: Green Nanotechnology, Circular Plastic Upcycling and Smart Functional Materials

Packaging Technology and Science, Volume 39, Issue 9, Page 1141-1178, September 2026.
Graphical abstract showing the development of biodegradable polymer biocomposites reinforced with natural fibres, green nanoparticles and waste‐plastic upcycling pathways toward sustainable smart food packaging materials ABSTRACT The fundamental hypothesis behind this review is that the combination of biodegradable polymer‐based biocomposites, which ...
Chandra Sekhar Espenti, Jaewoong Lee
wiley   +1 more source

Fabrication, Characterization, and Antimicrobial Activity of PLA/Chitosan Composites Reinforced With Sugarcane Bagasse–Derived Fillers

Applied Research, Volume 5, Issue 4, August 2026.
Fiber treatment improved sugarcane bagasse by increasing cellulose content to 71.7% and crystallinity to 91.36%. Among composites, PLA–CS–UASCB showed the best overall performance, maintaining tensile strength and modulus close to pure PLA while delivering the highest antimicrobial activity, reducing E. coli by 20.28% and S. aureus by 28.33%.
Akbarningrum Fatmawati, Athalia Beatrice Molianto, Theofilus Pranata, Emma Savitri, The Jaya Suteja   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Characterization of mechanical behavior of pineapple leaf fiber composite

IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering, 2020
Abstract In the current era, the need for an alternate material from the alloy has shown an abundant growth. For various reasons, the alloys are being replaced with composites. On this hand, natural fibers have discovered a speedy growth in the industry due to eco-friendly nature and availability.
S Hamritha, M Hemanth, B Rajesh
openaire   +1 more source

Wild Edible Plants in Angola: Diversity, Traditional Uses, Phytochemical Properties, and Socio‐Economic Potential

eFood, Volume 7, Issue 4, August 2026.
Wild edible plants (WEP) in Angola: number of species recorded by family and their distribution ranges; four of the most used WEP: Tamarindus indica (Fabaceae), Carissa spinarum (Apocynaceae), Adansonia digitata (Malvaceae), and Vitex doniana (Lamiaceae).
Claudete Bastos, Ângela Liberal, Margarida Moldão, Lillian Barros, Luís Catarino   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Experimental Analysis of Adhesive Joint Strength and Moisture Level of Pineapple Leaf Fiber (PALF) from Different Location within a Stem

Sriwijaya Journal of Environment, 2019
The utilization of pineapple leaf fiber (PALF) as textile fiber material will have a very important meaning that is in terms of utilization of agro-waste.
Dessy Syapoetri, amin rejo, rizky tirta adhiguna, harsyamsi Wahab   +3 more
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