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Nano-biocomposites: Biodegradable polyester/nanoclay systems
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In the recent years, bio-based products have raised great interest since sustainable development policies tend to expand with the decreasing reserve of fossil fuel and the growing concern for the environment.About:
This article is published in Progress in Polymer Science.The article was published on 2009-02-01. It has received 904 citations till now.read more
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Surface-modification of cellulose nanowhiskers and their use as nanoreinforcers into polylactide: A sustainably-integrated approach
Jean-Marie Raquez,Y. Murena,Anne-Lise Goffin,Youssef Habibi,Benoit Ruelle,F. DeBuyl,Philippe Dubois +6 more
TL;DR: In this article, bionanocomposites based on renewable cellulose nanowhiskers (CNWs) as nanofillers and renewable poly( l -lactide) (PLA) as polymeric matrix were successfully and straightforwardly prepared using melt-extrusion technique.
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Strain-Induced Molecular Ordering in Polylactide upon Uniaxial Stretching
TL;DR: In this paper, the tensile drawing behavior of polylactide material containing 4% of d-stereoisomer units, in the amorphous state, was studied.
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New Insights on the strain-induced mesophase of poly(D,L-lactide): in situ WAXS and DSC study of the thermo-mechanical stability
TL;DR: In this article, the mesomorphic form or mesophase induced by tensile drawing from the amorphous state of a polylactide material containing 4 mol % of d-stereoisomer units was investigated.
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New insights on the green synthesis of metallic nanoparticles using plant and waste biomaterials: current knowledge, their agricultural and environmental applications.
Rijuta Ganesh Saratale,Ganesh Dattatraya Saratale,Han-Seung Shin,Jaya Mary Jacob,Arivalagan Pugazhendhi,Mukesh Bhaisare,Gopalakrishanan Kumar +6 more
TL;DR: Current knowledge on various biogenic synthesis methods, relying on plants, waste biomass, and biopolymers and their reducing and stabilizing agents to fabricate nanomaterials are summarized.
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Recent advances in vegetable oils based environment friendly coatings: A review
Eram Sharmin,Eram Sharmin,Fahmina Zafar,Deewan Akram,Deewan Akram,Manawwer Alam,Sharif Ahmad +6 more
TL;DR: A review of state-of-the-art modifications of VEGO as environment friendly-low or no solvent, high solids, hyperbranched, water borne and UV curable coatings can be found in this article.
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Polymer/layered silicate nanocomposites: a review from preparation to processing
TL;DR: A review of the academic and industrial aspects of the preparation, characterization, materials properties, crystallization behavior, melt rheology, and processing of polymer/layered silicate nanocomposites is given in this article.
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A Literature Review of Poly(Lactic Acid)
TL;DR: In this article, a literature review is presented regarding the synthesis, and physicochemical, chemical, and mechanical properties of poly(lactic acid)(PLA), with an orthorhombic unit cell.
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An Overview of Polylactides as Packaging Materials
TL;DR: The aim of this paper is to review the production techniques for PLAs, summarize the main properties of PLA and to delineate the main advantages and disadvantages of PLA as a polymeric packaging material.
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Polymer blends and composites from renewable resources
Long Yu,Katherine Dean,Lin Li +2 more
TL;DR: A review of polymer blends and composites from renewable resources can be found in this article, where the progress of blends from three kinds of polymers from renewable sources (i.e., natural polymers such as starch, protein and cellulose), synthetic polymers, such as polylactic acid and polyhydroxybutyrate, are described with an emphasis on potential applications.
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Metabolic Engineering of Poly(3-Hydroxyalkanoates): From DNA to Plastic
Lara Madison,Gjalt W. Huisman +1 more
TL;DR: An overview of the different PHA biosynthetic systems and their genetic background is provided, followed by a detailed summation of how this natural diversity is being used to develop commercially attractive, recombinant processes for the large-scale production of PHAs.