Natural-based plasticizers and biopolymer films: A review
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The use of natural and/or biodegradable plasticizers, with low toxicity and good compatibility with several plastics, resins, rubber and elastomers in substitution of conventional plasticizers attracted the market along with the increasing worldwide trend towards use of biopolymers.About:
This article is published in European Polymer Journal.The article was published on 2011-03-01 and is currently open access. It has received 1417 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Plasticizer & Commodity plastics.read more
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Polysaccharide-based films and coatings for food packaging: A review
TL;DR: A review of advances in polysaccharide-based films and coatings for food packaging can be found in this article, where the authors summarized the advances in the development of biodegradable packaging films.
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Progress in bio-based plastics and plasticizing modifications
TL;DR: A review of the most common bio-based polymeric materials can be found in this paper, which provides an overview of recent advances in the selection and use of plasticizers, and their effect on the performance of these materials.
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Environmental performance of bio-based and biodegradable plastics: the road ahead
TL;DR: There is a need to assess the performance of polymer innovations in terms of their biodegradability especially under realistic waste management and environmental conditions, to avoid the unwanted release of plastic degradation products in receiving environments.
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Renewable and sustainable biobased materials: An assessment on biofibers, biofilms, biopolymers and biocomposites
TL;DR: In this article, a perspective review presents the advancement in the processing techniques, characterizations, future scope and methods to overcome the limitations in biofibers, biopolymers, biofilms, and bio composites.
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