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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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Natural Fibers, Biopolymers, and Biocomposites: An Introduction
TL;DR: A growing awareness of the interconnectivity of global environmental factors, principles of sustainability, industrial ecology, ecoefficiency, and green chemistry and engineering are being integrated into the development of the next generation of materials, products, and processes.
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Accelerated weathering of unbleached and bleached Kraft wood fibre reinforced polypropylene composites
TL;DR: In this paper, combined moisture/ultraviolet (UV) weathering performance of unbleached and bleached Kraft wood fibre reinforced polypropylene (PP) composites was studied. And the extent of the reduction found to be similar for both unbleach and bleach fibre composites.
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Biocomposites Made from Short Abaca Fiber and Biodegradable Polyesters
TL;DR: In this paper, natural fiber-reinforced biodegradable polyester composites were prepared from surface-untreated or -treated abaca fibers (length ca. 5 mm) by melt mixing and subsequent injection molding.
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Investigations on the recycling of hemp and sisal fibre reinforced polypropylene composites
Alain Bourmaud,Christophe Baley +1 more
TL;DR: In this article, the recycling behavior of PP/vegetal fiber composites was analyzed using microscopic, mechanical, rheological and thermal tests, and the results showed that mechanical properties are well conserved with reprocessing of PP and vegetal fibre composites.
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Effect of thermo-mechanical cycles on the physico-chemical properties of poly(lactic acid)
TL;DR: In this article, the evolution of rheological and mechanical properties of polylactic acid with the number of recycling cycles up to seven was investigated, and the effect of two stabilizers was also assessed.