Economía Circular

Economía Circular

Biodegradation and thermal-oxidative degradation of propanediol based poly (lactic acid) oligomers
25/05/2023 - Abstract This work investigated the biodegradation and thermal degradation, of PLA oligomers with specific molecular weights, i.e., 800, 4000, and 10000 g/mol, coded as PLA800,...
Promising Strains of Hydrocarbon-Oxidizing Pseudomonads with Herbicide Resistance and Plant Growth-Stimulating Properties for Bioremediation of Oil-Contaminated Agricultural Soils
23/05/2023 - Nowadays, large areas of agricultural land are contaminated with chemical plant-protection products. Agricultural soils are also susceptible to oil pollution as a result of accidents on oil...
Unraveling Membrane-Disruptive Properties of Sodium Lauroyl Lactylate and Its Hydrolytic Products: A QCM-D and EIS Study
25/05/2023 - Membrane-disrupting lactylates are an important class of surfactant molecules that are esterified adducts of fatty acid and lactic acid and possess industrially attractive properties, such as high...
Chitosan-Based Membranes as Gentamicin Carriers for Biomedical Applications—Influence of Chitosan Molecular Weight
- Over the past decade, much attention has been paid to chitosan as a potential drug carrier because of its non-toxicity, biocompatibility, biodegradability and antibacterial properties. The effect of...
Hydrogel Applicability for the Industrial Effluent Treatment: A Systematic Review and Bibliometric Analysis
23/05/2023 - In recent decades, hydrogels, as adsorption materials, have received important attention due to their characteristics and properties, such as mechanical strength, biocompatibility, biodegradability,...
Natural Fibre for Geotechnical Applications: Concepts, Achievements and Challenges
25/05/2023 - Enhancing the use of natural fibre for geotechnical purposes has attracted greater attention in the past decade, mainly because of the tangible benefits that this green approach would bring to our...
Construction and Identification of a Food-Grade Recombinant Cyberlindnera jadinii Strain Expressing Lignin Peroxidase
20/05/2023 - Lignin peroxidase is one of a series of enzymes involved in lignin degradation and is secreted by white-rot fungi. However, white-rot fungi have a long growth cycle and low enzyme activity, which...
Insights into Seawater Biodegradation of Sustainable Mater-Bi/Poly(ε-caprolactone)-Based Biocomposites Filled with Diisocyanate-Modified Cellulose Particles
22/05/2023 - Due to rapid economic growth, the use of plastics in almost all areas of human life has significantly increased over recent decades, leading to massive pollution. Therefore, works dealing with...
Construction of Bio-TiO2/Algae Complex and Synergetic Mechanism of the Acceleration of Phenol Biodegradation
22/05/2023 - Microalgae have been widely employed in water pollution treatment since they are eco-friendly and economical. However, the relatively slow treatment rate and low toxic tolerance have seriously...
The Potential Applications of Reinforced Bioplastics in Various Industries: A Review
22/05/2023 - The introduction of bioplastics has been an evolution for plastic industry since conventional plastics have been claimed to cause several environmental issues. Apart from its biodegradability, one of...
Recent Advancements in the Valorization of Agro-Industrial Food Waste for the Production of Nanocellulose
17/05/2023 - The rising climate change concerns over the excessive exploitation of non-renewable sources have necessitated the need for alternative renewable and eco-friendly resources for the production of...
Recent Advances in Magnetic Polymer Composites for BioMEMS: A Review
17/05/2023 - The objective of this review is to investigate the potential of functionalized magnetic polymer composites for use in electromagnetic micro-electro-mechanical systems (MEMS) for biomedical...
The Formation of All-Silk Composites and Time–Temperature Superposition
18/05/2023 - Extensive studies have been conducted on utilising natural fibres as reinforcement in composite production. All-polymer composites have attracted much attention because of their high strength,...
Hyaluronic Acid-Based Nanocarriers for Anticancer Drug Delivery
16/05/2023 - Hyaluronic acid (HA), a main component of the extracellular matrix, is widely utilized to deliver anticancer drugs due to its biocompatibility, biodegradability, non-toxicity, non-immunogenicity and...
Biocompatible and Biodegradable 3D Printing from Bioplastics: A Review
18/05/2023 - There has been a lot of interest in developing and producing biodegradable polymers to address the current environmental problem caused by the continued usage of synthetic polymers derived from...
Development and characterization of defatted pumpkin seed meal and halloysite nanoclay composite films for food packaging
16/05/2023 - Defatted pumpkin seed meal/halloysite nanoclay?based nanocomposite films were prepared.Addition of nanoclay improved the mechanical and barrier properties of films.The chicken wrapped with prepared...
Fabrication of graphene oxide/poly (L-lactide-co-?-caprolactone) nanocomposite with NIR light-induced shape memory effect and antibacterial properties
13/05/2023 - Abstract Poly(L-lactide-co-?-caprolactone) (PLCL) nanocomposites reinforced with graphene oxide modified by poly (L-lactic acid) (g-GO) were prepared by solution casting, where...
Stereoselective ring?opening polymerization of rac?lactide catalyzed by phenyl diphosphazene/urea binary catalytic system
02/05/2023 - Polylactide (PLA) is a fully bio?derived polyester with great biodegradability, biocompatibility, and mechanical properties. Synthesis of stereoregular PLA by highly stereoselective organocatalyzed...
Biobased composites of poly(butylene furanoate) copolymers and hemp
14/04/2023 - There is growing interest in biodegradable and bio?based materials that can replace conventional plastics in applications such as packaging. Polymers based on 2,5?furandicarboxylic acid (FDCA) have...
Surface Modification of Pure Mg for Enhanced Biocompatibility and Controlled Biodegradation: A Study on Graphene Oxide (GO)/Strontium Apatite (SrAp) Biocomposite Coatings
09/05/2023 - Magnesium alloys have excellent biodegradability but suffer from high corrosion rates and unfavorable biological responses. Thus, a surface modification strategy to regulate the corrosion rate and...
Influence of Pomelo (Citrus maxima) Pericarp Essential Oil on the Physicochemical Properties of HomChaiya Rice (Oryza sativa L. cv. HomChaiya) Flour-Derived Edible Films
- The food industry is increasingly interested in using active edible packaging to address environmental problems caused by conventional synthetic polymers, such as pollution and degradation. The...