Eco-friendly poly(lactic acid) microbeads for cosmetics via melt electrospraying

Nam, Hyeong Chan; Park, Won Ho

doi:10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2019.11.240

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“…Several biodegradable materials could potentially serve as alternatives, including natural abrasives 12 such as walnut shells and rice seeds, natural polymers such as cellulose, 13,14 chitin, 15 lignin, 16 and alginate, 17 and biodegradable synthetic polymers such as polylactic acid (PLA). 18 However, the irregular shapes and sharp edges of natural abrasives pose a risk of damaging the skin during exfoliation. Additionally, preparing natural polymer microbeads often requires expensive ionic liquids that are difficult to dispose of and recycle.…”

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Green fabrication of PHBV microbeads using a dimethyl isosorbide solvent for skin exfoliators

You,

Zhou,

Jin

et al. 2023

Green Chem.

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Green fabrication of PHBV microbeads using a dimethyl isosorbide solvent for skin exfoliators

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Zhou,

Jin

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Green Chem.

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“…Microplastics are particles of approximately 5 mm to 0.1 μm, which are difficult to filter out in wastewater treatment plants, reaching water courses and draining into the oceans. These microparticles are easily consumed by marine animals, plankton and other biota, negatively impacting the entire food chain of the marine ecosystem [ 5 , 6 ].…”

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“…Plastics have some characteristics that, from an environmental point of view, are not attractive, such as high resistance to biodegradation and good adsorption properties [ 6 ]. This causes great concern to researchers since these PMs can adsorb persistent organic pollutants (POPs) through accumulation, and their low biodegradability increases the risk of an almost irreversible imbalance in the marine system, especially when these particles are ingested by plankton, which are the primary consumers in the marine food chain [ 6 , 7 ].…”

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Plastics and Microplastic in the Cosmetic Industry: Aggregating Sustainable Actions Aimed at Alignment and Interaction with UN Sustainable Development Goals

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Excessive use of petroleum derivatives in cosmetics, whether in compositions or packaging, predominating the use of plastics, parabens, microplastics and other polymers, has had negative environmental impacts. The cosmetics market has gained prominence in recent years and bioeconomy and circular economy policies are putting pressure on the market to use bio-based and biodegradable materials. In this context, the objective of this review article is to provide an overview of how the aggregation of sustainable actions in the cosmetic industry contributes to the fulfillment of the 2030 Agenda and how this can serve as a guide in building a more resilient and sustainable society. For that, the generation of residues during the production processes was examined and the environmental problems generated by the cosmetic industry were addressed. Then, the role of aggregating sustainable actions and innovations with regard to the achievement of the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in the cosmetic industry were evaluated.

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“…In response to concerns about plastic pollution, biodegradable alternatives are becoming commonplace especially for substitution of conventional plastics in single-use items including primary microplastics, such as microbeads. Indeed, due to the phase-out of plastic microbeads (banned by >10 countries since 2015; Lam et al (2018); Nelson et al (2019) and being restricted in European-wide legislation; ECHA, ( 2019)) replacement with biodegradable alternatives including poly(lactic acid) (Nam and Park 2019), polyhydroxyalkanoate (Govindasamy et al 2019) and cellulose (O'Brien et al 2017) is already widespread. As litter in the aquatic environment, however, biodegradable microplastics may persist for years (Narancic et al 2018) and result in similar negative biological and ecological consequences as conventional microplastics in marine (Green 2016;Green et al 2016;2017; and freshwater (Straub et al 2017;González-Pleiter et al 2019) habitats.…”

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All that glitters is litter? Ecological impacts of conventional versus biodegradable glitter in a freshwater habitat

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et al. 2021

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Biodegradable plastics are becoming increasingly popular due to global concerns about plastic pollution. In this study, the impacts of glitter manufactured of conventional, non-biodegradable polyethylene terephthalate (PET) versus glitter of alternative materials (modified regenerated cellulose (MRC), mica or synthetic mica) on the biodiversity and ecosystem functioning of freshwater, lotic habitats were compared using a semi-natural mesocosm experiment. After 36 days, there was no effect of glitter on overall assemblage structure or diversity indices, however there was a two-fold increase in the abundance of New Zealand mud snails (Potamopyrgus antipodarum) in response to MRC glitter. In addition, the root length of common duckweed (Lemna minor) and phytoplankton biomass (based on chlorophyll content) were significantly reduced by exposure to any type of glitter. On the contrary, the chlorophyll content in the sediment (indicating microphytobenthos biomass) was significantly greater in those exposed to synthetic mica glitter. Organic matter content of sediment did not differ amongst any of the treatments. However initially, on days 8 and 15, NO3 2concentration in the control treatment were significantly greater than in all glitter treatments, but this observation disappeared over time. Overall, results indicate that both conventional and alternative glitters can cause ecological impacts in aquatic ecosystems.

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Eco-friendly poly(lactic acid) microbeads for cosmetics via melt electrospraying

Cited by 20 publications

References 47 publications

Green fabrication of PHBV microbeads using a dimethyl isosorbide solvent for skin exfoliators

Green fabrication of PHBV microbeads using a dimethyl isosorbide solvent for skin exfoliators

Plastics and Microplastic in the Cosmetic Industry: Aggregating Sustainable Actions Aimed at Alignment and Interaction with UN Sustainable Development Goals

All that glitters is litter? Ecological impacts of conventional versus biodegradable glitter in a freshwater habitat

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