A Review on Biodegradable Polymeric Materials Striving Towards the Attainment of Green Environment

Jayanth, D.; Kumar, Pankaj; Nayak, Ganesh Chandra; Kumar, J. Saravana; Pal, Samir Kumar; Rathanasamy, Rajasekar

doi:10.1007/s10924-017-0985-6

Cited by 74 publications

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“…Since that time, there has been several discoveries that have led to today's multitude of packaging materials made of synthetic and natural polymers [14][15][16]. In spite of the wider availability of synthetic materials, most of the industries including food and packaging industry are now considering the development of packaging materials from biorenewable resources as these are biodegradable [17,18]. Improving safety and quality of food is the most important for consumers.…”

Section: Plasticsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Recent progress in biodegradable polymers and nanocomposite-based packaging materials for sustainable environment

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Rydzkowski

Borowski

et al. 2018

International Journal of Polymer Analysis and Characterization

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105

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Plastics based materials are frequently used in packaging and can be seen universally in both the developed and developing societies. At present, most of the currently used food packaging materials are non-degradable and are creating serious environmental problems. New technologies are being explored and developed to study the complex interaction between the food packaging materials and food. For example, nanocomposite of cellulose constitute environmentally friendly packaging, which is easily recycled by combustion and requires low power consumption in production. There are several such biodegradable materials which are available at a low price, have good mechanical properties and allow disposal in the soil. This is advantageous because biological degradation produces only carbon dioxide, water, and inorganic compounds to name a few. It has also been discovered that biodegradable plastics made of such materials can be disposed of together with organic waste. The widespread use of biopolymers in place of standard plastics would help to reduce the weight of waste. Therefore, biodegradable materials take part in the natural cycle "from nature to nature" and play an important role for environmental sustainability. So in this article, we briefly summarizes the different characteristic of biodegradable polymers being used in food packaging applications.

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Section: Plasticsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Recent progress in biodegradable polymers and nanocomposite-based packaging materials for sustainable environment

Wróblewska-Krepsztul

Rydzkowski

Borowski

et al. 2018

International Journal of Polymer Analysis and Characterization

274

105

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“…The ammonium hydroxide treatment will enhance the roughness of materials by surface etching due to its weak alkalinity, while not causing further damage to the inner structures of materials. [23][24][25] Although many surface modifications have been brought forward, these modified conditions are still relatively complex and they cannot satisfy the desired modification effects for ACET, including good swelling behavior, hydrophilicity, and biocompatibility. Seldom has research focused on the surface modification of linear PLA and PGA materials, the majority of studies cover films, meshes, and other products.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Ammonium hydroxide modification of polylactic acid and polyglycolic acid monofilaments for acupoint catgut embedding therapy

Lü

Zhang

2020

Textile Research Journal

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Polylactic acid (PLA) and polyglycolic acid (PGA) monofilaments have attracted much attention for their wide usage in acupoint catgut embedding therapy (ACET). Their application is restricted, however, by their poor hydrophilicity and cell attachment properties. In this study, PLA and PGA monofilaments were produced from polymer chips, and then modified by the application of an ammonium hydroxide solution to the surface. The modified PLA and PGA monofilaments were fully characterized with respect to their structural, mechanical, and in-vitro properties. The results showed that the surface roughness and hydrophilicity of the materials were greatly increased; surface modified samples of both materials exhibited the smallest contact angle values: 79.2° ± 2.5° (sample PLA2) and 75.9° ± 1.4° (sample PGA2). The weights and diameters and the tensile and flexibility properties of the materials changed little with surface modification, but their swelling ratios increased significantly. All the prepared samples were non-toxic (more than 75% of cells being viable). Surface modification also enhanced cell attachment: PLA2 (48.15% ± 2.16%) and PGA2 (59.43% ± 3.18%) showed the largest cell attachment values (cultured for 48 h) among the samples. In summary, the study proves the feasibility of ammonium hydroxide modification of PLA and PGA, which is beneficial for guiding future work on developing functional PLA or PGA materials for ACET.

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“…1 The use of biodegradable polymers instead of traditional non-biodegradable plastics can alleviate serious environmental pollution to a significant extent. 2 In recent years, the synthesis and development of completely biodegradable polymers have drawn considerable interest, [3][4][5] and aliphatic polyester, in particular, is a biodegradable polymer which has attracted substantial attention. It can rapidly degrade into carbon dioxide and water through microorganisms.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The rapid growth of non‐biodegradable plastic products is one of the main sources of environmental pollution globally . The use of biodegradable polymers instead of traditional non‐biodegradable plastics can alleviate serious environmental pollution to a significant extent . In recent years, the synthesis and development of completely biodegradable polymers have drawn considerable interest, and aliphatic polyester, in particular, is a biodegradable polymer which has attracted substantial attention.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

A systematic study of dyeing polybutylene succinate fibres

Zhang²,

Wang

et al. 2019

Coloration Technology

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Biodegradable polybutylene succinate (PBS) fibre is a new type of textile fibre, but its application in the textile industry is limited by the lack of related dyeing methods.In this study, the solubility parameters of PBS fibres are calculated, and solvent dyes with similar solubility parameters are proposed to dye PBS fibres to show that the dyeing scheme creatively resolves the difficulty in dyeing PBS fibres. The technical parameters of suitable dyes, and the dyeing conditions with ethanol as the dyeing medium, consisted of a dyeing temperature of 90°C, a dyeing time of 30 minutes and a liquor ratio of 30:1. The dyeing results show that the levelling property is good, the dyebath exhaustion is high, and the washing fastness, the rubbing fastness and the perspiration fastness index of the dyed fibres are satisfactory.

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A Review on Biodegradable Polymeric Materials Striving Towards the Attainment of Green Environment

Cited by 74 publications

References 130 publications

Recent progress in biodegradable polymers and nanocomposite-based packaging materials for sustainable environment

Recent progress in biodegradable polymers and nanocomposite-based packaging materials for sustainable environment

Ammonium hydroxide modification of polylactic acid and polyglycolic acid monofilaments for acupoint catgut embedding therapy

A systematic study of dyeing polybutylene succinate fibres

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