Here you can find links to publications authored by our project partners.
Garbage Patches and Their Environmental Implications in a Plastisphere, by Walter Leal Filho, Julian Hunt and Marina Kovaleva (Journal of Marine Science and Engineering 2021, 9, 1289).
Addressing Stakeholder Concerns Regarding the Effective Use of Bio-Based and Biodegradable Plastics, by Carly A. Fletcher, Karolina Niemenoja, Rhiannon Hunt, Jill Adams, Alan Dempsey and Craig E. Banks (Resources 2021, 10(10), 95),
Effect of (bio)plastics on soil environment: A review, by Ewa Liwarska-Bizukojc (Science of the Total Environment 795 (2021) 148889).
The COVID-19 pandemic and single-use plastic waste in households: A
preliminary study, by Walter Leal Filho, Amanda Lange Salvia, Aprajita Minhas, Arminda Paço and Celia Dias-Ferreira (Science of the Total Environment 739 (2021) 148571).
Technical Evaluation of Mechanical Recycling of PLA 3D Printing Wastes, by Freddys R. Beltrán, Marina P. Arrieta, Eduardo Moreno, Gerald Gaspar, Luisa M. Muneta, Ruth Carrasco-Gallego, Susana Yáñez, David Hidalgo-Carvajal, María U. de la Orden and Joaquín Martínez Urreaga (Polymers 2021, 12, 1247).
Assessing the Levels of Awareness among European Citizens about the Direct and Indirect Impacts of Plastics on Human Health, by Jelena Barbir, Walter Leal Filho, Amanda Lange Salvia, Maren Theresa Christin Fendt, Rachel Babaganov, Maria Cristina Albertini, Alessandra Bonoli, Maximilian Lackner and Daniela Müller de Quevedo (International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 2021, 18, 3116).
pH-Stat Titration: A Rapid Assay for Enzymatic Degradability of Bio-Based Polymers, by Lukas Miksch, Lars Gutow and Reinhard Saborowski (Polymers 2021, 13, 860).
Technical Evaluation of Mechanical Recycling of PLA 3D Printing Wastes, by Eduardo Moreno, Freddys R. Beltrán, Marina P. Arrieta, Gerald Gaspar, Luisa M. Muneta, Ruth Carrasco-Gallego, Susana Yáñez, David Hidalgo-Carvajal, María U. de la Orden and Joaquín Martínez Urreaga (Proceedings 2021, 69, 19).
An assessment of attitudes towards plastics and bioplastics in Europe, by Walter Leal Filho, Amanda Lange Salvia, Alessandra Bonoli, Ulla A. Saari, Viktoria Voronova, Marija Klõga, Sonali Suraj Kumbhar, Katharina Olszewski, Daniela Müller de Quevedo and Jelena Barbir (Science of the Total Environment, 2020, 755).
Effect of Iignocellulosic Nanoparticles Extracted from Yerba Mate (Ilex paraguariensis) on the Structural, Thermal, Optical and Barrier Properties of Mechanically Recycled Poly(lactic acid), by Freddys R. Beltrán, Marina P. Arrieta, Gerald Gaspar, María U. de la Orden and Joaquín Martínez Urreaga (Polymers 2020, 12(8), 1690).
Tube shelters from agricultural plastic waste: An example of circular economy, by Joaquín Martínez Urreaga, Freddys Beltrán González, Jessica Acosta, Teresa Aguinaco, Carmen Fonseca Valero, Almudena Ochoa Mendoza, Juan Antonio Oliet Pala, C. González-Sánchez, M.U. de la Orden (Journal of Cleaner Production 2020, 268).
Biodegradable Nanocomposites Developed from PLA/PCL Blends and Silk Fibroin Nanoparticles: Study on the Microstructure, Thermal Behavior, Crystallinity and Performance, by Masoud Dadras Chomachayi, Azam Jalali-Arani, Freddys Beltrán González, M.U. de la Orden, Joaquín Martínez Urreaga (Journal of Polymers And the Environment, 2020, 28.4, 1252).
Influence of addition of organic fillers on the properties of mechanically recycled PLA, by Freddys Beltrán González, Gerald Gaspar, Masoud Dadras Chomachayi, A. Jalali-Arani, A. A. Lozano-Pérez, José L. Cenis, M.U. de la Orden, Ernesto Pérez Tabernero, Joaquín Martínez Urreaga (Environmental science and pollution research, 2020).
Effect of solid-state polymerization on the structure and properties of mechanically recycled poly(lactic acid), by Freddys Beltrán González, Esteban Climent Pascual M.U. de la Orden and Esteban Martínez Urreaga (Polymer Degradation and Stability, 2020, 171).
Innovative feedstocks in biodegradable bio-based plastics: a literature review, by Claudia Wellenreuther and André Wolf (HWWI Research Paper 194, December 2020).
Market dynamics of biodegradable bio-based plastics: projections and linkages to European policies, by Niklas Döhler, Claudia Wellenreuther and André Wolf (HWWI Research Paper 193, 2020).
