Development of an integrated sustainability matrix to depict challenges and trade-offs of introducing bio-based plastics in the food packaging value chain

Impacts of food contact chemicals on human health: a consensus statement

(2020) Jane Muncke et al.   Environmental Health

Bio-Based Products in the Automotive Industry: The Need for Ecolabels, Standards, and Regulations

(2020) Simone Wurster et al.   Sustainability

Synthesis of an emerging morpholine-typed Gemini surfactant and its application in reverse flotation carnallite ore for production of potash fertilizer at low temperature

(2020) Chen Cheng et al.   JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION

Evaluation of a novel morpholine-typed Gemini surfactant as the collector for the reverse flotation separation of halite from carnallite ore

(2020) Zhiqiang Huang et al.   JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR LIQUIDS

Bio- and Fossil-Based Polymeric Blends and Nanocomposites for Packaging: Structure–Property Relationship

(2019) Francesca Luzi et al.   Materials

Mechanical recycling of poly(lactic acid): Evaluation of a chain extender and a peroxide as additives for upgrading the recycled plastic.

(2019) Freddys R. Beltrán et al.   JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION

Methodologies to assess biodegradation of bioplastics during aerobic composting and anaerobic digestion: A review

(2019) Federica Ruggero et al.   WASTE MANAGEMENT & RESEARCH

Environmental hotspots of lactic acid production systems

(2019) Ólafur Ögmundarson et al.   Global Change Biology Bioenergy

Determination of volatile compounds and their sensory impact in a biopolymer based on polylactic acid (PLA) and polyester

(2019) S. Ubeda et al.   FOOD CHEMISTRY

Life cycle assessment of recycling options for polylactic acid

(2019) Daniel Maga et al.   RESOURCES CONSERVATION AND RECYCLING

Competition between biofuel feedstock and food production: Empirical evidence from sugarcane outgrower settings in Malawi

(2018) Raoul Herrmann et al.   BIOMASS & BIOENERGY

Bio-based plastics - A review of environmental, social and economic impact assessments

(2018) Sebastian Spierling et al.   JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION

An overview of chemical additives present in plastics: Migration, release, fate and environmental impact during their use, disposal and recycling

(2018) John N. Hahladakis et al.   JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS

Closing the loop on plastic packaging materials: What is quality and how does it affect their circularity?

(2018) John N. Hahladakis et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Post-consumer plastic packaging waste in England: Assessing the yield of multiple collection-recycling schemes

(2018) John N. Hahladakis et al.   WASTE MANAGEMENT

Gaps and Research Demand for Sustainability Certification and Standardisation in a Sustainable Bio-Based Economy in the EU

(2018) Stefan Majer et al.   Sustainability

Eco-Efficiency Assessment of Bioplastics Production Systems and End-of-Life Options

(2018) Kunnika Changwichan et al.   Sustainability

Land use mediated GHG emissions and spillovers from increased consumption of bioplastics

(2018) Neus Escobar et al.   Environmental Research Letters

Fermentation and purification of microbial monomer 4-amminocinnamic acid to produce ultra-high performance bioplastics

(2018) Hajime Minakawa et al.   PROCESS BIOCHEMISTRY

Simulation of Regulation Policies for Fertilizer and Pesticide Reduction in Arable Land Based on Farmers’ Behavior—Using Jiangxi Province as an Example

(2018) Guiying Liu et al.   Sustainability

Pyrolysis-gas chromatography–isotope ratio mass spectrometry for monitoring natural additives in polylactic acid active food packages

(2017) M. Llana-Ruíz-Cabello et al.   JOURNAL OF CHROMATOGRAPHY A

A pathway to circular economy: Developing a conceptual framework for complex value assessment of resources recovered from waste

(2017) Eleni Iacovidou et al.   JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION

Metrics for optimising the multi-dimensional value of resources recovered from waste in a circular economy: A critical review

(2017) Eleni Iacovidou et al.   JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION

Lignocellulosics as sustainable resources for production of bioplastics – A review

(2017) Malin Brodin et al.   JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION

Identification of non-intentionally added substances in food packaging nano films by gas and liquid chromatography coupled to orbitrap mass spectrometry

(2017) M.J. Martínez-Bueno et al.   TALANTA

Biodegradation of bioplastics in natural environments

(2017) S. Mehdi Emadian et al.   WASTE MANAGEMENT

Challenges and opportunities of biodegradable plastics: A mini review

(2017) Maja Rujnić-Sokele et al.   WASTE MANAGEMENT & RESEARCH

Effect of biogenic carbon inventory on the life cycle assessment of bioenergy: challenges to the neutrality assumption

(2016) E.I. Wiloso et al.   JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION

Comparative life cycle assessment of fossil and bio-based polyethylene terephthalate (PET) bottles

(2016) Luyi Chen et al.   JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION

Life cycle assessment of end-of-life options for two biodegradable packaging materials: sound application of the European waste hierarchy

(2015) Vincent Rossi et al.   JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION

Life cycle impact assessment of bio-based plastics from sugarcane ethanol

(2015) I. Tsiropoulos et al.   JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION

Plastic waste inputs from land into the ocean

(2015) J. R. Jambeck et al.   SCIENCE

Cytotoxicity and mutagenicity studies on migration extracts from nanocomposites with potential use in food packaging

(2014) Sara Maisanaba et al.   FOOD AND CHEMICAL TOXICOLOGY

Life cycle assessment of sugarcane ethanol production in India in comparison to Brazil

(2014) Ioannis Tsiropoulos et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT

Global warming releases microplastic legacy frozen in Arctic Sea ice

(2014) Rachel W. Obbard et al.   Earths Future

Life cycle assessment of bioethanol-based PVC

(2013) Rodrigo AF Alvarenga et al.   Biofuels Bioproducts & Biorefining-Biofpr

Nano-biocomposite films with modified cellulose nanocrystals and synthesized silver nanoparticles

(2013) E. Fortunati et al.   CARBOHYDRATE POLYMERS

Debris in the deep: Using a 22-year video annotation database to survey marine litter in Monterey Canyon, central California, USA

(2013) Kyra Schlining et al.   DEEP-SEA RESEARCH PART I-OCEANOGRAPHIC RESEARCH PAPERS

Recycling of bioplastics, their blends and biocomposites: A review

(2013) Azadeh Soroudi et al.   EUROPEAN POLYMER JOURNAL

Sustainability assessments of bio-based polymers

(2013) Troy A. Hottle et al.   POLYMER DEGRADATION AND STABILITY

Commercial biodegradable material for food contact: methodology for assessment of service life

(2012) María Sonia Dopico-García et al.   POLYMER INTERNATIONAL

Biofuels, ecosystem services and human wellbeing: Putting biofuels in the ecosystem services narrative

(2011) Alexandros Gasparatos et al.   AGRICULTURE ECOSYSTEMS & ENVIRONMENT

Plastics Derived from Biological Sources: Present and Future: A Technical and Environmental Review

(2011) Guo-Qiang Chen et al.   CHEMICAL REVIEWS

Sustainability of bio-based plastics: general comparative analysis and recommendations for improvement

(2011) Clara Rosalía Álvarez-Chávez et al.   JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION

Release of butylated hydroxytoluene (BHT) from Poly(lactic acid) films

(2011) Heberto Ortiz-Vazquez et al.   POLYMER TESTING

Effect of recycling on rheological and mechanical properties of poly(lactic acid)/polystyrene polymer blend

(2010) Kotiba Hamad et al.   JOURNAL OF MATERIALS SCIENCE

Chemical recycling of poly(lactic acid)-based polymer blends using environmentally benign catalysts

(2010) Yota Tsuneizumi et al.   POLYMER DEGRADATION AND STABILITY

Effects of compatibilizers and electron radiation on thermomechanical properties of composites consisting of five recycled polymers

(2008) Marian Żenkiewicz et al.   POLYMER TESTING

Land Clearing and the Biofuel Carbon Debt

(2008) J. Fargione et al.   SCIENCE