Advantages and Disadvantages of Bioplastics Production from Starch and Lignocellulosic Components

Abe, Mateus Manabu; Martins, Júlia Ribeiro; Sanvezzo, Paula Bertolino; Macedo, João Vitor; Branciforti, Márcia Cristina; Halley, Peter J.; Botaro, Vagner Roberto; Brienzo, Michel

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“…In recent decades, a considerable number of packaging films have been developed using biopolymers, such as proteins, and polysaccharides. More recently, the combination of clays, nanostructures, and other innovative materials has been studied for novel packaging applications [ 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 ]. In addition to biopolymers, plant-derived bioactive compounds—such as essential oils, minerals, carotenoids, vitamins, and polyphenols, among others—have been used to modify the films’ antioxidant, antimicrobial, and physicomechanical properties [ 10 , 11 , 12 , 13 , 14 , 15 ].…”

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Development and Characterization of Pectin Films with Salicornia ramosissima: Biodegradation in Soil and Seawater

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Pectin films were developed by incorporating a halophyte plant Salicornia ramosissima (dry powder from stem parts) to modify the film’s properties. The films’ physicomechanical properties, Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), and microstructure, as well as their biodegradation capacity in soil and seawater, were evaluated. The inclusion of S. ramosissima significantly increased the thickness (0.25 ± 0.01 mm; control 0.18 ± 0.01 mm), color parameters a* (4.96 ± 0.30; control 3.29 ± 0.16) and b* (28.62 ± 0.51; control 12.74 ± 0.75), water vapor permeability (1.62 × 10−9 ± 1.09 × 10−10 (g/m·s·Pa); control 1.24 × 10−9 ± 6.58 × 10−11 (g/m·s·Pa)), water solubility (50.50 ± 5.00%; control 11.56 ± 5.56%), and elongation at break (5.89 ± 0.29%; control 3.91 ± 0.62%). On the other hand, L* (48.84 ± 1.60), tensile strength (0.13 ± 0.02 MPa), and Young’s modulus (0.01 ± 0 MPa) presented lower values compared with the control (L* 81.20 ± 1.60; 4.19 ± 0.82 MPa; 0.93 ± 0.12 MPa), while the moisture content varied between 30% and 45%, for the film with S. ramosissima and the control film, respectively. The addition of S. ramosissima led to opaque films with relatively heterogeneous microstructures. The films showed also good biodegradation capacity—after 21 days in soil (around 90%), and after 30 days in seawater (fully fragmented). These results show that pectin films with S. ramosissima may have great potential to be used in the future as an eco-friendly food packaging material.

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Development and Characterization of Pectin Films with Salicornia ramosissima: Biodegradation in Soil and Seawater

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“…Starch is sensitive to moisture, lacks mechanical properties, thermal stability and has other inadequate physical characteristics such as low melting temperature, fragile structure and high gas permeability (Abe et al 2021 ). However, after being incorporated with plasticizers, fibers, biopolymers and essential plant oils, the mechanical and chemical properties of starch-based biopolymers can be improved (Syafiq et al 2020 ).…”

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Innovations in applications and prospects of bioplastics and biopolymers: a review

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“…Biodegradable plastics possess a number of wonderful characteristics that make them reliable and worthy alternative of fossil fuel based conventional plastics. Varied properties of biodegradable plastics are: [82][83][84][85][86][87][88].…”

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Sustainable Biodegradable Plastics and their Applications: A Mini Review

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2022

IOP Conf. Ser.: Mater. Sci. Eng.

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Rising concern towards health and environmental menace caused by plastic wastes has fascinated scientists and chemists to find out greener and sustainable alternatives to conventional plastics. The conventional plastics are produced from crude oil and fossil fuels and ever-increasing demand of plastics results in depletion of these natural resources. Moreover, due to non-biodegradable in nature they persist in environment for a long time. A novel, eco-friendly and sustainable substitute to the traditional petro based plastic is biodegradable plastic which can be obtained from renewable and biogenic raw materials such as biomass, starch, wood pulp and vegetable oils. The utilization of renewable sources, their similar applications as conventional plastics, biodegradability, nontoxic properties and high recyclability are the major advantages for the use of biodegradable plastics. They are used for a large variety of applications in various sectors such as, packing, textiles, consumer goods, agriculture and horticulture, automotive and transport, coatings and adhesives, construction, electrical and electronics, medical, food packaging etc. In this mini review various biodegradable plastics, their attainable properties and applications in a wide variety of fields are summarized.

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Advantages and Disadvantages of Bioplastics Production from Starch and Lignocellulosic Components

Cited by 170 publications

References 220 publications

Development and Characterization of Pectin Films with Salicornia ramosissima: Biodegradation in Soil and Seawater

Development and Characterization of Pectin Films with Salicornia ramosissima: Biodegradation in Soil and Seawater

Innovations in applications and prospects of bioplastics and biopolymers: a review

Sustainable Biodegradable Plastics and their Applications: A Mini Review

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