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Bioplastic construction from fruit and plant waste material and its application for water purification
The focus of the current study is on the manufacture of bioplastic materials from fruit or plant waste, particularly banana peels and used leaves...
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Development of biodegradable and eco-friendly fruit peel-derived bioplastic film with antibacterial potential for food packaging application
Synthetic polymers are of utmost significance in humans’ everyday life with applicability in all possible fields. But the worldwide utilization of...
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Converting vegetable and fruit mixture waste into eco-friendly bioplastic sheets and films using a solution casting method
To address the environmental damage caused by improper commercial plastic waste management, we developed biodegradable bioplastics using an extract...
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Valorization of poly-β-hydroxybutyrate (PHB)-based bioplastic waste in anaerobic digesters of food waste for bioenergy generation: reactor performance, microbial community analysis, and bioplastic biodegradation
This study aims to investigate the significance and biodegradation pathways of PHB-based bioplastic in anaerobic digesters treating food waste, where...
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Synthesis and characterization of bioplastic film from banana (Musa Cavendish species) peel starch blending with banana pseudo-stem cellulosic fiber
The exponential growth of the human population has led to the accumulation of non-degradable waste materials across our planet. Bioplastics...
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Marine bioresources are a boon for bioplastic production as an alternative to conventional plastics—a review
The constant rise in global demand for plastic products has led to an uninterrupted increase in the production and utilization of petroleum-based...
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Commercial production of bioplastic from organic waste–derived biopolymers viz-a-viz waste treatment: A minireview
Environmental pollution resulting in ecological imbalance and health hazards is among prominent global concerns. Among several causes of...
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Study of thermal stability and characterisation of novel bioplastic as a potential alternate for synthetic fibre replacement in polymer composite
This work involves bioplastic from starch, natural gum, and natural fibre. Starch, PLA, Diospyros malabarica , and Passiflora fibre have good...
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Production, characterization, and optimization of starch-based biodegradable bioplastic from waste potato (Solanum tuberosum) peel with the reinforcement of false banana (Ensete ventricosum) fiber
Biodegradable bioplastics are becoming the best solution ever to combat the environmental pollution caused by petroleum-based synthetic plastics. In...
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Biodegradable, UV absorber and thermal stable bioplastic films from waxy corn starch/polyvinyl alcohol blends
Chemically modified waxy corn starch is a promising material for biodegradable bioplastic synthesis. This work is to study the film performance and...
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Bioprocess optimization platform for valorization of poly(lactic)-based bioplastic waste using PLA-degrading actinobacteria, Saccharothrix sp. MY1 cultured in silk wastewater as low-cost nutrient source
Over the past few decades, there has been a rise in the demand for bioplastics worldwide, particularly polylactic acid (PLA), which is used as an...
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Preparation of simple biodegradable, nontoxic, and antimicrobial PHB/PU/CuO bionanocomposites for safely use as bioplastic material packaging
Plastic waste in Egypt is causing a problem. An innovative solution to reduce this pollution is inevitable. Microalgae were considered a new resource...
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An overview of biodegradable poly (lactic acid) production from fermentative lactic acid for biomedical and bioplastic applications
Biodegradable polylactic acid has attracted much attention due to the increasing environmental pollution from petroleum-based plastics. Polylactic...
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Characterization of bioplastics produced from yam and potato peels using hydrochloric and acetic acids
The calls for green biodegradable plastics to replace synthetic ones are continuously growing amidst the current environmental threats. These...
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Elastic transparent lignocellulose bioplastics from corncob waste: positive effects of alkali treatment without bleaching process
Bioplastic production will decrease the demand on petroleum-based plastics and mitigate environmental problems associated with conventional plastics...
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Mitigating plastic pollution through better process design: an opportunity from biomass to bioplastic
Bioplastics are typically made from food crops, which have contributed to the global food crisis by occupying vast areas of land that were formerly...
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Bioconversion of apple peels (Malus domestica) to polyhydroxybutyrate using statistical design to optimize process parameters through Bacillus thuringiensis via solid-state fermentation
Plastic, polypropylene, is the main cause of soil, water, and air pollution as it is non-degradable. Polyhydroxybutyrate, (PHB), serves as an...
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The effect of sorbitol and sweet sorghum to carrageenan ratio on the physicochemical properties of sweet sorghum/carrageenan bioplastics
The use of synthetic plastic films has raised several environmental issues. The use of bioplastics is therefore expected as an alternative. In this...
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Preventing the deterioration of mechanical properties of polylactic acid/biomass composites via wet torrefaction
The high cost of bioplastics compared to that of petrochemical-based plastics is an urgent challenge for widespread application, despite advances in...
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Distillery effluent valorization through cost effective production of polyhydroxyalkanoate: optimization and characterization
The devastating effect of fossil plastics in the biosphere has tuned the concern for bioplastic production in the last few decades....
