Recycling of bioplastics, their blends and biocomposites: A review
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...renewable resources are readily biodegradable (Tokiwa et al., 2009; Soroudi and Jakubowicz, 2013; Yates and Barlow, 2013; Andrady, 2015d; Prieto, 2016)....
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...In addition, not all of the so-called bioplastics derived from renewable resources are readily biodegradable (Tokiwa et al., 2009; Soroudi and Jakubowicz, 2013; Yates and Barlow, 2013; Andrady, 2015d; Prieto, 2016)....
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...Although PLA is a biodegradable material, which would significantly reduce environmental pollution associated with its waste, the knowledge about the material recycling and changes in the properties of PLA upon its multiple processing is a very important subject [6]....
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...Developing biocomposites with a thermoplastic rather than thermoset matrix has been of great interest, mainly because of their recyclability [91]....
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...PLA is a thermoplastic aliphatic polyester obtained from the ring-opening polymerisation of lactide, which may be derived from the fermentation of sugar feedstock at competitive prices [12]....
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...Conversion of biopolymers (not bioplastics) such as polysaccharides (cellulose, hemicellulose, starch, inulin and chitin) or other biopolymers (lignin, proteins) to different small molecules or chemicals has been discussed [54]....
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