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Recycling of bioplastics, their blends and biocomposites: A review

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In this paper, the authors present scientific findings concerning the recycling of bioplastics, their blends and thermoplastic biocomposites, with special focus on mechanical recycling of bio-based materials.
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This article is published in European Polymer Journal.The article was published on 2013-10-01. It has received 324 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Plastic recycling & Bioplastic.

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Efficient and economical production of polyhydroxyalkanoate from sustainable rubber wood hydrolysate and xylose as co-substrate by mixed microbial cultures.

TL;DR: In this article , the effects of co-substrate on polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA) production, microbial community, and carbon conversion were explored, showing that proper addition of xylose was beneficial for the synthesis of PHA and monomer 3-hydroxyvalerate (3HV).
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Biopolymers and Their Application as Biodegradable Plastics

TL;DR: Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs) have attracted commercial and academic interest because they are considered to be highly biodegradable as discussed by the authors, and one of the most promising areas of application for PHAs is in the production of thin film materials for use as packaging materials.
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Incarnation of bioplastics: recuperation of plastic pollution

TL;DR: Bioplastics are used as potent eco-friendly alternatives to minimise the adverse environmental impacts induced by petroleum-based plastics, especially biodegradable bioplastics as discussed by the authors.
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Engineered Humicola insolens cutinase for efficient cellulose acetate deacetylation.

TL;DR: In this paper, a comparative analysis of four wild-type fungal cutinases for cellulose acetate deacetylation was performed. But the results showed that the HiC had the highest catalytic efficiency (≈32 [cm2 L1 ]-1 h-1 ).
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Composites reinforced with cellulose based fibres

TL;DR: In this article, a survey about physical and chemical treatment methods which improve the fiber matrix adhesion, their results and effects on the physical properties of composites is presented, and the influence of such treatments by taking into account fibre content on the creep, quasi-static, cyclic dynamic and impact behaviour of natural fibre reinforced plastics are discussed in detail.
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Biocomposites reinforced with natural fibers: 2000–2010

TL;DR: A comprehensive review of literature on bio-fiber reinforced composites is presented in this paper, where the overall characteristics of reinforcing fibers used in biocomposites, including source, type, structure, composition, as well as mechanical properties, are reviewed.
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Biofibres, biodegradable polymers and biocomposites: An overview

TL;DR: The structural aspects and properties of several biofibers and biodegradable polymers, recent developments of different biofiber and biocomposites are discussed in this paper.
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Conversion of biomass to selected chemical products

TL;DR: This critical review provides a survey illustrated by recent references of different strategies to achieve a sustainable conversion of biomass to bioproducts to examine critically the green character of conversion processes.
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Polymer blends and composites from renewable resources

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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