Division of Biotechnology and Macromolecular Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Hokkaido University, N13-W8, Kita-ku, Sapporo 060-8628, Japan Enzyme research team, Biomass engineering program, RIKEN Advanced Science Institute, 2-1, Hirosawa, Wako-shi, Saitama 351-0198, Japan Bioplastic research team, Biomass engineering program, RIKEN Advanced Science Institute, 2-1, Hirosawa, Wako-shi,...

Abstract Due to the rising demand for food and feed, agricultural waste increases, while plastic pollution increases due hostile human activities. The sustainable way utilize promote bioeconomy concept is produce an alternative product of plastic, i.e., ‘bioplastic’. This paper used different keywords perform bibliometric analysis scientific publication related bioplastic, waste, sustainability...

during the past two decades, the use of bioplastics as an alternative to regular plastics has received much attention in many different industries. the mechanical and degradable properties of bioplastic are important for their utilization. in this research cellulose of wheat straw and glycerol were mixed by different weight ratios and then reinforced by using date palm fibers. to prepare the bi...

coir pith, a byproduct of coconut fibers and waste material from the coir industry, is stable and not easily degradable due to its high lignin content. coir pith takes a decade to decompose thereby posing environmental hazard and disposal problem. pollution by plastics creates an alternative solution to reduce problems. hence the potential use of coir industrial wastes for production of biopla...

Bio-plastics and bio-materials are composed of natural or biomass derived polymers, offering solutions to solve immediate environmental issues. Polysaccharide-based bio-plastics represent important alternatives to conventional plastic because of their intrinsic biodegradable nature. Amylose-only (AO), an engineered barley starch with 99% amylose, was tested to produce cross-linked all-natural b...

Interdisciplinary exploration is vital to education in the 21st century. This manuscript outlines an innovative laboratory-based teaching method that combines elements of biochemistry/molecular biology, kinesiology/health science, computer science, and manufacturing engineering to give students the ability to better conceptualize complex biological systems. Here, we utilize technology available...

The high cost of kafirin and zein restricts their use for bioplastic and food applications. Effective, simple and rapid kafirin/zein isolation processes are required. Here a percolationtype aqueous ethanol solvent extraction process from coarse meals (grits) and coarse sorghum DDGS for kafirin and zein isolation employing a low ratio of extractant to meal (2.5:1) was investigated, which is pote...