Here you can find links to publications authored by our project partners.
Degradation of a poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-hydroxyvalerate) (PHBV) compound in different environments, by Pavlo Lyshtva, Viktoria Voronova, Jelena Barbir, Walter Leal, Silja Kröger, Gesine Witt, Lukas Miksch, Reinhard Sabowski, Lars Gutow, Carina Frank, Anita Emmerstorfer-Augustin, Sarai Agustin-Salazar, Pierfrancesco Cerruti, Gabriella Santagata, Paola Stagnaro, Cristina D'Arrigo, Maurizio Vignolo, Anna-Sara Krang, Emma Strömberg, Liise Lehtinen and Ville Annunen (Heliyon, 2024).
Investigation of mechanical recycling effect on electromagnetic properties of polylactic acid (PLA) – nanoclay nanocomposites: Towards a valorization of recycled PLA nanocomposites, by Lakhdar Sidi Salah, Nassira Ouslimani, Yann Danlée, Freddys R. Beltrán, Isabelle Huynen and María Ulagares de la Orden (Composites Part C: Open Access, 2023, 100339).
Effect of oligomeric lactic acid plasticizer on the mechanical recycling of poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-hydroxyvalerate), by Ignacio Bernabé, Erika Amarilla, María Ulagares de la Orden, Joaquín Martínez Urreaga and Freddys R. Beltrán (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2024).
Water absorption behavior and physico-chemicaland mechanical performance of PLA-based biopolymersfilled with degradable glass fibers, by Elisabetta Finocchio, Cristina Moliner, Alberto Lagazzo, Samantha Caputo and Elisabetta Arato (Journal of Applied Polymer Science, 2023).
Management accounting for a circular economy: current limits and avenue for a dialogic approach, by Selena Aureli, Eleonora Foschi and Angelo Paletta (Accounting, Auditing & Accountability Journal, 2023).
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).
Ultrasonic spray deposition of PEGDE-crosslinked chitosan/graphene oxide coatings for enhancing gas barrier properties of polybutylene succinate films, by Alessia Cabrini, Arash Ghalayani Esfahani, André Petraconi, Marino Lavorgna, Luigi De Nardo, Giovanna Giuliana Buonocore, Ricardo Jorge Espanhol Andrade and Pierfrancesco Cerruti (Progress in Organic Coatings, 2023, 183, 107760).
Recent advances in bio-based functional additives for polymers, by Valentina Marturano, Angela Marotta, Sarai Agustin Salazar, Veronica Ambrogi and Pierfrancesco Cerruti (Progress in Materials Science, 2023, 139, 101186).
Gastric carboxylesterases of the edible crab Cancer pagurus (Crustacea, Decapoda) can hydrolyze biodegradable plastics, by Lukas Miksch, Lars Gutow and Reinhard Saborowski (Emerging Contaminants, 2023).
Plastic impurities in biowaste treatment: environmental and economic life cycle assessment of a composting plant, by Sara Bottausci, Chiara Magrini, Giulia Adele Tuci and Alessandra Bonoli (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2023).
Are biodegradable plastics the future for agricultural mulch film applications? - Focus group report, by Eleonora Foschi, Genc Alimehmeti, Selena Aureli and Angelo Paletta (AlmaDL, 2023).
Are bio-based plastics the future for toy applications? - Focus group report, by Eleonora Foschi, Genc Alimehmeti, Angelo Paletta, Luigi Mersico and Selena Aureli (AlmaDL, 2023).
Bio-Polyester/Rubber Compounds: Fabrication, Characterization, and Biodegradation, by Carina Frank, Anita Emmerstorfer-Augustin, Thomas Rath, Gregor Trimmel, Manfred Nachtnebel and Franz Stelzer (Polymers, 2023, 15(12), 2593).
Linking bioeconomy, circular economy, and sustainability: Trends, gaps and future orientation in the bio-based and biodegradable plastics industry, by Eleonora Foschi, Selena Aureli and Angelo Paletta (European Journal of Social Impact and Circular Economy, 2023).
Effect of Innovative Bio-Based Plastics on Early Growth of Higher Plants by Ewa Liwarska-Bizukojc (MDPI in Polymers 2023, Volume 15, 438).
Effect of bio-based microplastics on earthworms Eisenia andrei, by Ewa Liwarska-Bizukojc, Przemyslaw Bernat and Anna Jasinska (Science of the Total Environment, 2023, 165423).
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).
Effect of thermal annealing and filler ball-milling on the properties of highly filled polylactic acid/pecan nutshell biocomposites, by Sarai Agustin-Salazar, Marco Ricciulli, Veronica Ambrogi, Pierfrancesco Cerruti and Gennaro Scarinzi (International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, 2023, 200).
Organic Waste Management and Circular Bioeconomy: A Literature Review Comparison between Latin America and the European Union, by Sara Bottausci, Roger Midence, Francisco Serrano-Bernardo and Alessandra Bonoli (Sustainability, 2022, 14(3)).
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).
Ulomoides dermestoides Coleopteran action on Thermoplastic Starch/Poly (lactic acid) films biodegradation: a novel, challenging and sustainable approach for a fast mineralization process, by Margarita del Rosario Salazar-Sánchez, Barbara Immirzi, José Fernando Solanilla-Duque, Domenico Zannini, Mario Malinconico and Gabriella Santagata (Carbohydrate Polymers, 2023, 279).
Edible Polymers and Secondary Bioactive Compounds for Food Packaging Applications: Antimicrobial, Mechanical, and Gas Barrier Properties, by Arash Moeini, Parisa Pedram, Ehsan Fattahi, Pierfrancesco Cerruti and Gabriella Santagata (Polymers, 2022, 14(12) 2395).
Riverine Plastic Pollution in Asia: Results from a Bibliometric Assessment, by Walter Leal, Cagdas Dedeoglu, Maria Alzira Pimenta Dinis, Amanda Lange Salvia, Jelena Barbir, Viktoria Voronova, Ismaila Rimi Abubakar, et al. (2022, 11(7), 1117).
Perceived effectiveness and sustainability of face masks among German citizens during the 2nd wave of the COVID-19 pandemic – a cross-sectional study, by Maren Theresa Christin Fendt, Walter Leal, Jelena Barbir and Juliane Boenecke (Frontiers of Public Health, 2022, 10).
Consumer attitudes and concerns with bioplastics use: An international study, by Walter Leal Filho, Jelena Barbir, Ismaila Rimi Abubakar, Arminda Paço, Zaneta Stasiskiene, Marie Hornbogen, Maren Theresa Christin Fendt, Viktoria Voronova and Marija Klõga (PLoS ONE, 2022, 17(4)).
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),
Moving from Conventional Plastics to Sustainable Solutions – Assessing Human Willingness to Change Current Practices, by Jelena Barbir, Maren Theresa Christin Fendt, Amanda Salvia Lange, Barbara Fritzen, Caroline Paul Kanjookaran, David Sebastian Funk and Walter Leal Filho in Handbook of Sustainability Science in the Future (Springer, 2021, 1-15).
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).
Silane-Functionalized Sheep Wool Fibers from Dairy Industry Waste for the Development of Plasticized PLA Composites with Maleinized Linseed Oil for Injection-Molded Parts, by Franciszek Pawlak, Miguel Aldas, Francisco Parres, Juan López-Martínez and Marina Patricia Arrieta (Polymers, 2020, 12 (11), 2523).
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).
Formulation of secondary compounds as additives of biopolymer-based
food packaging: A review, by Arash Moeini, Natalie Germann, Mario Malinconico and Gabriella Santagata (Trends in Food Science & Technology, 2021, 114).
Effect of Yerba Mate and Silk Fibroin Nanoparticles on the Migration Properties in Ethanolic Food Simulants and Composting Disintegrability of Recycled PLA Nanocomposites, by Beltrán, F.R.; Arrieta, M.P.; Elena Antón, D.; Lozano-Pérez, A.A.; Cenis, J.L.; Gaspar, G.; de la Orden, M.U. and Martínez Urreaga, J. (Polymers, 2021).
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).
Improvement of PBAT Processability and Mechanical Performance by Blending with Pine Resin Derivatives for Injection Moulding Rigid Packaging with Enhanced Hydrophobicity, by Cristina Pavon, Miguel Aldas, Harrison de la Rosa-Ramírez, Juan López-Martínez and Marina P. Arrieta (Polymers, 2020).
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).
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).
