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SUBMITTER: Singh P
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6992982 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jan
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Singh Pratiksha P Baisthakur Pankaj P Yemul Omprakash S OS
Heliyon 20200123 1
Plastic films for food wrapping, packing are widely used due to their special properties. These fossil fuel derived films are associated with long degradation time, toxicity and environmental pollution. Pineapple waste, sea weed can be very good renewable, alternative carbon sources to produce edible films. These edible films can be consumed by lower animals thereby overcoming the disposal problems of accumulating waste plastic and hence reducing pollution. In the present study, crosslinked poly ...[more]