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Sustainable bioplastics manufacturing from renewable sources

FEBS Open Bio, EarlyView.
Bioplastics are manufactured by using polymers from different bio‐based sources. These novel materials not only offer biodegradability but also possess various functional properties that make them suitable for diverse applications. Recent developments in the preparation of bioplastics are reported, highlighting the distinct properties of each type of ...
C. Valeria L. Giosafatto, Marika Avitabile, Michela Famiglietti, Talayeh Kordjazi, Marzieh Moosavi‐Nasab, Odile F. Restaino, Loredana Mariniello   +6 more
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Short-term mechanical properties and microstructure of coastal cement soil modified by sugarcane bagasse ash

Results in Engineering
Sugarcane bagasse ash is a kind of agricultural waste with a large quantity and good volcanic ash reactivity, it is necessary to find a way to reasonably utilize it to prevent environmental pollution caused by long-term accumulation.
Liming Yao, Jiawei Yang, Xukun Ma, Pengfei Wei, Yunfeng Wang, Wei Wang, Na Li   +6 more
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Combination of Imaging Infrared Spectroscopy and X-ray Computed Microtomography for the Investigation of Bio- and Physicochemical Processes in Structured Soils

Frontiers in Environmental Science, 2020
Soil is a heterogeneous mixture of various organic and inorganic parent materials. Major soil functions are driven by their quality, quantity and spatial arrangement, resulting in soil structure.
Maik Lucas, Evelin Pihlap, Evelin Pihlap, Markus Steffens, Doris Vetterlein, Doris Vetterlein, Ingrid Kögel-Knabner, Ingrid Kögel-Knabner   +7 more
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Enzymatic degradation of biopolymers in amorphous and molten states: mechanisms and applications

FEBS Open Bio, EarlyView.
This review explains how polymer morphology and thermal state shape enzymatic degradation pathways, comparing amorphous and molten biopolymer structures. By integrating structure–reactivity principles with insights from thermodynamics and enzyme engineering, it highlights mechanisms that enable efficient polymer breakdown.
Anđela Pustak, Aleksandra Maršavelski
wiley   +1 more source

Soil utilization of solid waste: Small-strain dynamic properties and microscopic mechanism of phosphogypsum-modified coastal cement soil

Journal of Materials Research and Technology
Phosphogypsum (PG), a solid waste from the wet process phosphoric acid industry, but the utilization rate is low at present. The effect of phosphogypsum and cement on small strain dynamic characteristics of coastal soft soil was studied by resonance ...
Yingdi Pang, Na Li, Meixin Fan, Ping Jiang, Aizhao Zhou, Wei Wang   +5 more
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The underlying process of early ecological and genetic differentiation in a facultative mutualistic Sinorhizobium meliloti population

Scientific Reports, 2017
The question of how genotypic and ecological units arise and spread in natural microbial populations remains controversial in the field of evolutionary biology.
Nicolás Toro, Pablo J. Villadas, María Dolores Molina-Sánchez, Pilar Navarro-Gómez, José M. Vinardell, Lidia Cuesta-Berrio, Miguel A. Rodríguez-Carvajal   +6 more
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Understanding bio‐based polymers: A study of origins, properties, biodegradation and their impact on health and the environment

FEBS Open Bio, EarlyView.
This review provides an overview of bio‐based polymer sources, their unique functional properties and their environmental impact, and addresses their role as sustainable alternatives. It discusses end‐of‐life options, including composting and anaerobic digestion for renewable energy.
Sabina Kolbl Repinc, Blaž Stres, Mirica Karlovits, Igor Karlovits, Petra Jerič, Ondrej Panák, Anja Verbič, Blaž Likozar, Uroš Novak   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Mechanical properties and microscopic mechanism of gypsum and polyurethane modified waste slurry

Materials Research Express
This study employs a composite method involving gypsum and polyurethane to modify waste slurry to create a recycled roadbed material, aiming to promote the resource utilization of waste slurry.
Baozhong Wang, Pengfei Yu, Fuping Wang, Ping Jiang, Wei Wang, Na Li, Guanzhong Zhou   +6 more
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Evolutionarily divergent DUF4465 domains have a common vitamin B12‐binding function

FEBS Open Bio, EarlyView.
We show that DUF4465 family proteins, widespread across bacteria from gut microbiomes, hydrothermal vents, and soil, share a common vitamin B12‐binding function. These augmented β‐jellyroll proteins bind vitamin B12 via extended loops. Our findings establish sequence‐diverse DUF4465 proteins as a widespread class of B12‐binding proteins, highlighting ...
Charlea Clarke, Michal Banasik, Rokas Juodeikis, Martin J. Warren, Richard W. Pickersgill   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Effect of rice husk ash content and carbonization curing on lime-stabilized recycled aggregates: mechanical behavior and microscopic mechanism

Materials Research Express
The stabilization of recycled aggregates using rice husk ash (RHA) synergized with lime offers both the resource utilization of solid waste and an enhancement in the mechanical properties of recycled aggregates.
Haocheng Lai, Kaihao Lin, Na Li, Junyi Qin, Yifang Song, Yiming Jiang, Wei Wang   +6 more
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