Current Strategies for the Production of Sustainable Biopolymer Composites

Ehsan Bari; Asghar Sistani; Jeffrey Morrell; Antonio Pizzi; Mohammad Reza Akbari; Javier Ribera

doi:10.3390/polym13172878

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Current Strategies for the Production of Sustainable Biopolymer Composites

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Current Strategies for the Production of Sustainable Biopolymer Composites

Ehsan Bari, Asghar Sistani, Jeffrey Morrell, Antonio Pizzi, Mohammad Reza Akbari and Javier Ribera

Polymers, Vol.13(17), pp.1-15

2021

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/polym13172878

PMCID: PMC8434032

PMID: 34502919

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Abstract

biocomposites

biodegradability

circular economy

environmentally friendly

Rapid global population growth has led to an exponential increase in the use of disposable materials with a short life span that accumulate in landfills. The use of non-biodegradable materials causes severe damage to the environment worldwide. Polymers derived from agricultural residues, wood, or other fiber crops are fully biodegradable, creating the potential to be part of a sustainable circular economy. Ideally, natural fibers, such as the extremely strong fibers from hemp, can be combined with matrix materials such as the core or hurd from hemp or kenaf to produce a completely renewable biomaterial. However, these materials cannot always meet all of the performance attributes required, necessitating the creation of blends of petroleum-based and renewable material based composites. This article reviews composites made from natural and biodegradable polymers, as well as the challenges encountered in their production and use.

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Title: Current Strategies for the Production of Sustainable Biopolymer Composites
Authors: Ehsan Bari (Author) - Technical and Vocational University
Asghar Sistani (Author) - Technical and Vocational University
Jeffrey Morrell (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, National Centre for Timber Durability and Design Life
Antonio Pizzi (Author) - Université de Lorraine
Mohammad Reza Akbari (Author) - Tarbiat Modares University
Javier Ribera (Author) - Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology
Publication details: Polymers, Vol.13(17), pp.1-15
Publisher: MDPI AG
Date published: 2021
DOI: 10.3390/polym13172878
ISSN: 2073-4360
PMID: 34502919; PMC8434032
Copyright note: Copyright: © 2021 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
Organisation Unit: University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland; National Centre for Timber Durability and Design Life; Forest Research Institute
Language: English
Record Identifier: 99568104602621
Output Type: Journal article

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