Bioplastic production from renewable lignocellulosic feedstocks: a review

R. Reshmy, Deepa Thomas, Eapen Philip, Sherely A. Paul, Aravind Madhavan, Raveendran Sindhu, Ranjna Sirohi, Sunita Varjani, Arivalagan Pugazhendhi, Ashok Pandey, Parameswaran Binod*

*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

Lignocellulosic materials have huge potential because of their abundance, renewability, and non-edible nature aids to develop it to an eco-friendly bioplastic. These feedstocks can be utilized for extracting lignin and cellulose. Both the materials can easily be tunable by surface modifications and other chemical derivatizations to produce different bioplastics. Common biobased plastics that can be derived from lignin or cellulose include polylactic acid, polyhydroxyalkanoates, bio-polyethylene, polyurethanes and starch based nanocellulosic bioplastics. The present review addresses lignocellulosic compositions, conversion routes for bioplastic production and their applications in various fields. In the nearby future, lignocellulose derived bioplastics will emerge as valuable materials in different fields for a wide range of cutting-edge applications. © 2021, The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Nature B.V. part of Springer Nature.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)167-187
Number of pages21
JournalReviews in Environmental Science and Biotechnology
Volume20
Issue number1
Online published2 Feb 2021
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Mar 2021
Externally publishedYes

Research Keywords

  • Bioplastics
  • Cellulose acetate
  • Lignocellulose
  • Nanocellulose
  • Surface modification

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