Role of plasticizers in bioplastics - MedCrave online
Citation: Tyagi V, Bhattacharya B. Role of plasticizers in bioplastics. MOJ Food Process Technol. 2025;7(4):128130. DOI: 10.15406/mojfpt.2025.07.00231 Properties of plasticizers Typically, plasticizers have linear or cyclic carbon chain with an average molecular weight of 300 to 600. These are high boiling
Role of plasticizers in bioplastics - MOJ Food Processing
Role of plasticizers in bioplastics is an article from MOJ Food Processing & Technology for MedCrave Group. Currently, a variety of petroleum based plastic materials are dominating the packaging industries owing to their durability, versatility, light-weight and most importantly their cost-effectiveness.
[PDF] A Comprehensive Review on the Emerging Roles
The role of the plasticizer is to improve film flexibility, whereas the filler serves as a reinforcement medium. In recent years, much research attention has been shifted toward devising diverse methods for enhancing the performance of bioplastics, particularly in the utilization of environmentally benign nanoparticles to displace the
A Comprehensive Review on the Emerging Roles of Nanofillers
The plasticizer molecules penetrate the starch granules and enlarge the cavities formed while destroying the inner hydrogen bonds of starch at high temperature with shearing. Starch–starch intermolecular bonding are destroyed and replaced with starch–plasticizer interactions [ 33 ].
Effect of different polyols as plasticizers in soy based
Polyols have been extensively used as plasticizers in the production of many bioplastics, mostly glycerol. The present work assesses the influence of the presence of four polyols (glycerol (GLY), ethylene glycol (EG), diethylene glycol (DEG), triethylene glycol (TEG)) on the properties of bioplastics based on a soy protein isolate (SPI), which
- Are plasticizers effective in modifying properties of biopolymer products?
- Plasticizers, which are effective in modifying properties of biopolymer products, should be completely miscible or compatible with the biopolymer, nonvolatile, and should not migrate to the surface of the polymer composition, as might be desirable with a processing aid.
- What are bioplasticizers?
- Bioplasticizers are made from recycled plant materials and constitute an alternative to plasticizers of petrochemical origin, which are widely used in PVC processing.
- Why are phthalate plasticizers becoming bioplasticizers?
- Owing to health concerns, depletion of crude resources and other factors, there is a gradual drift from traditional phthalate plasticizers to bioplasticizers in the plastic industry. Bioplasticizers are derived mainly from biomass sources including agricultural products, it’s by-products and waste.
- Which plasticizers are used for bio-based plastics?
- This review focuses on plasticizers utilized for bio-based plastics. Although a wide variety of bio-based plastics are under development, this review focuses on the most extensively studied bioplastics including poly(lactic acid), polyhydroxyalkanoates, thermoplastic starch, proteinaceous plastics, and cellulose acetates.
- Which plasticizers are used to make PLA plastics?
- Several plasticizers have been reported in the literature to improve PLA plastics, including epoxidized soybean oil, ionic liquids, and mixed plasticizers. These plasticizers play a significant role in determining the performance properties of PLA plastics.
- What are the new plasticizers?
- These new forms of plasticizers offer new dimensions of plasticizer selection that provide additional functionality, such as electric conductivity by ionic liquids, to bio-based plastics. Some of these new plasticizers also provide high safety for use even in edible food packaging applications.
