A pectocellulosic bioplastic from fruit processing waste: robust, biodegradable, and recyclable

Review on food waste valorisation for bioplastic production towards a circular economy: sustainable approaches and biodegradability assessment

“…SV13 was used to produce PHB from pineapple fruit remains, and this process resulted in a 40.54% concentration of PHB. 3,57 It has also been claimed that fermentation with H. campisalis cells using banana peel extract yields about 22% w/w of PHB. As a result, using fruit leovers with a larger proportion of fermentable sugars will be a more sustainable method of producing PHAs.…”

“…Incineration/ burning of plastic releases toxic greenhouse gases that cause climate change, global warming, and adverse effects on various species. 3 Additionally, petrochemical-based plastics have a high carbon footprint that accumulates in various habitats, making them unfriendly to the environment. Further, creating plastics necessitates using potentially harmful and cancer-causing chemical additives like phthalate plasticizers and brominated ame retardants.…”

“…Incineration/burning of plastic releases toxic greenhouse gases that cause climate change, global warming, and adverse effects on various species. 3…”

Bioplastic from Peel and Rind of Tropical Fruits in Southeast Asia: A Mini-Review

“…Fruit wastes, including pomace, skin, peel, seed, and rind, are categorized as unavoidable waste that cannot be eaten or sold [2,[19][20][21][22]. Therefore, these fruit waste will be disposed of in landfills because they are more biodegradable than other trash.…”

Supramolecular covalent cellulose-based bioplastics with high transparency, hydrophobicity, ionic conductivity, mechanical robustness, and recyclability

“…10 Due to their preparation from abundant cellulose stocks, wide availability, biodegradability, and recyclability, cellulose-based bioplastics (CBPs) have attracted extensive interest from researchers. [11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18] CBPs are usually produced via, for example, direct blending/crossliking, 11,12,19,20 chemical modification of cellulose, 18,21 low-temperature alkali/urea system solubilization, 22,23 or other solvent treatments. 16,17,24 Although CBPs exhibit good overall performance, they are usually associated with hydrophilicity, a dark color or opaqueness, performance degradation upon recycling, and overall monofunctionality.…”