Journal
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL MACROMOLECULES
Volume 170, Issue -, Pages 701-716Publisher
ELSEVIER
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2020.12.163
Keywords
Green chemistry; Bionanocomposites; Biopolymers; Eco-friendly food packaging; Wound dressings; Water remediation
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Green chemistry refers to using biocompatible, biodegradable, renewable, economical, and simple materials and methods to achieve a sustainable environment. ZnO bionanocomposites exhibit exceptional chemical and physical properties, making them vital in research and green chemistry. These materials have specific utilities in eco-friendly food packaging, biomedical applications like wound dressings, and water treatment technologies.
Green chemistry or in other words green world is referred to a sustainable environment using biocompatible, biodegradable, renewable, economical, and simple materials, and methods. Without any exaggeration, the exceptional chemical and physical properties of ZnO bionanocomposites beside various utilizations, make it vital materials in research and green chemistry field. Biocompatible ZnO nanoparticles with fascinating antimicrobial, physicochemical, as well as photocatalytic performance could be applied as a prominent candidate to reinforce diverse biopolymer matrixes, for instance, chitosan, starch, cellulose, gelatin, alginate, poly(hydroxyalkanoates), carrageenan, and soon. With a combination of advantageous properties of these materials, they could be illustrated specific utilizations in different areas. In this regard, the following context focuses on highlighting the recent achievements of this category of material on three important and widely used scopes: eco-friendly food packaging, biomedical specially wound dressings, and water remediation technologies. (C) 2020 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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