Here you can find links to publications authored by our project partners.
Assessing ecotoxicity of an innovative bio-based mulch film: a multi-environmental and multi-bioassay approach by J. Barbir, E. Arato, C-Y. Chen, M. Granberg, L. Gutow,
A-S. Krång, S. D. Kröger, W. Leal Filho, E. Liwarska-Bizukojc,
L. Miksch, K. Paetz, M. Prodana, R. Saborowski, R. Silva Rojas
and G. Witt (Front. Environ. Sci., 07 July 2023
Sec. Toxicology, Pollution and the Environment).
Effect of Innovative Bio-Based Plastics on Early Growth of Higher Plants by Ewa Liwarska-Bizukojc (MDPI in Polymers 2023, Volume 15, 438).
Degradation of bio-based film plastics in soil under natural conditions by Radoslaw Slezak, Liliana Krzystek, Michał Puchalski, Izabella Krucińska, Adam Sitarski (Science of The Total Environment, Volume 866, 25 March 2023, 161401).
Assessing Provisions and Requirements for the Sustainable Production of Plastics: Towards Achieving SDG 12 from the Consumers’ Perspective by Walter Leal Filho, Jelena Barbir, Pınar Gökçin Özuyar, Enrique Nunez, Jose Manuel Diaz-Sarachaga, Bertrand Guillaume, Rosley Anholon, Izabela Simon Rampasso, Julia Swart, Luis Velazquez and Theam Foo Ng (MDPI in Sustainability 2022, Volume 14, 16542).
Challenges and Strategies for Bio-Based and Biodegradable Plastic Waste Management in Europe by Žaneta Stasiškienė, Jelena Barbir, Lina Draudvilienė, Zhi Kai Chong, Kerstin Kuchta, Viktoria Voronova and Walter Leal Filho (MDPI in Sustainability 2022, Volume 14, 16476).
Bioplastics in the Sea: Rapid In-Vitro Evaluation of Degradability and Persistence at Natural Temperatures by Lukas Miksch, Mathias Köck, Lars Gutrow and Reinhard Saborowski (Frontiers in Marine Science 2022, 9, 920293).
Development of tri-layer antioxidant packaging systems based on recycled PLA/sodium caseinate/recycled PLA reinforced with lignocellulosic nanoparticles extracted from yerba mate waste by Marina Patricia Arrieta, Freddys Beltran, Sara Soledad Abarca de las Muelas, Gerald Gaspar, Rafael Sanchez Hernandez, Maria Ulagares de la Orden and Joaquin Martinez Urreaga (Express Polymer Letters 2022, 16, 8).
Application of a small scale-terrestrial model ecosystem (STME) for assessment of ecotoxicity of bio-based plastics, by Ewa Liwarska-Bizukojc (Science of The Total Environment 2022, 828, 154353).
Cost competitiveness of sustainable bioplastic feedstocks - A Monte Carlo analysis for polylactic acid, by Claudia Wellenreuther, André Wolf and Nils Zander (Cleaner Engeneering and Technology 2022, 6, 100411).
Phytotoxicity assessment of biodegradable and non-biodegradable plastics using seed germination and early growth tests, by Ewa Liwarska-Bizukojc (Chemosphere 2022, 289, 133131).
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).
