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Recycling of bioplastics, their blends and biocomposites: A review
Azadeh Soroudi,Ignacy Jakubowicz +1 more
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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.About:
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.read more
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Strategies to reduce the global carbon footprint of plastics
Jiajia Zheng,Sangwon Suh +1 more
TL;DR: In this article, the authors compile a dataset covering ten conventional and five bio-based plastics and their life-cycle GHG emissions under various mitigation strategies and demonstrate the need for integrating energy, materials, recycling, and demand management strategies to curb growing life cycle emissions from plastics.
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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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Microbial enzymes for the recycling of recalcitrant petroleum-based plastics: how far are we?
Ren Wei,Wolfgang Zimmermann +1 more
TL;DR: This review is focused on microbial biocatalysts involved in the degradation of the synthetic plastics polyethylene, polystyrene, polyurethane andpolyethylene terephthalate (PET).
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Polylactic acid blends: The future of green, light and tough
TL;DR: In this article, the preparation and properties of polylactic acid (PLA) polymer blends have been summarized and compared to those of traditional petrochemical-based polymers, such as polypropylene, polyamide, and polyamide.
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Recycling of waste from polymer materials: An overview of the recent works
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors reviewed the recent progress on recycling polymeric waste form some traditional polymers and their systems (blends and composites) such as polyethylene (PE), polypropylene (PP), and polystyrene (PS), and introduced the mechanical and chemical recycling concepts.
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Bioplastic Wastes: The Best Final Disposition for Energy Saving
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors assess the actual energy and greenhouse gases (GHGs) savings resulting from the production of bioplastics, compared with the conventional plastics, and analyze what might be the best final disposition of bioplastic wastes in order to maximize the energy saving.
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Chain scission distribution function for polypropylene degradation during multiple extrusions
TL;DR: The degradation of polypropylene subjected to multiple extrusions was evaluated by following the changes in the molecular weight distribution curves (MWD) obtained by size exclusion chromatography (SEC).
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Deterioration of bioplastic carrier bags in the environment and assessment of a new recycling alternative.
TL;DR: This series of studies investigated the deterioration of carrier bags made with Mater-Bi (MB), a starch-based bioplastic, in soil, compost and two aquatic ecosystems, a littoral marsh and seawater, indicating thatBioplastic carrier bags were rapidly deteriorated in soil and compost.
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The selective recycling of mixed plastic waste of polylactic acid and polyethylene terephthalate by control of process conditions
TL;DR: In this article, the glycolysis of postconsumer polyethylene terephthalate (PET) waste was evaluated with catalysts of zinc acetate, zinc stearate and zinc sulfate.
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Material valorisation of amorphous polylactide. Influence of thermo-mechanical degradation on the morphology, segmental dynamics, thermal and mechanical performance
TL;DR: In this paper, the effects of multiple mechanical recycling on the structure and properties of amorphous polylactide (PLA) were investigated in terms of macroscopic mechanical properties and surface modification.