Biodegradable plastics are a new generation of materials, still at an early stage of development is tied to the growth of composting infrastructures, to the definition of severe standards for biodegradability and compostability, ...

Biodegradable containers are environmentally friendly options to plastic pots commonly used in nursery and greenhouse activities. The use of plantable and compostable pots based on renewable and natural materials derived ...

The biodegradation and performance of potential agricultural mulch films prepared from native and oxidized corn starch nanocomposites with chitosan-modified bentonite were studied under simulated soil test conditions. ...

This work reports on the biodegradation of textile wastewater by three alternative microbial treatments. A bacterial consortium, isolated from a dyeing factory, showed significant efficacy in decolourizing wastewater (77.6 ...

The negative impact of plastic accumulation in aquatic ecosystems is a known and undeniable problem. However, while many of the scientific community's countermeasures against such accumulation target the effects of the ...

Dairy products are highly prone to oxidation and microbial growth and require packaging with low oxygen permeability to assure shelf life. This chapter focuses on the recent research concerning biobased biodegradable ...