Essays about: "biopolymers"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 26 essays containing the word biopolymers.
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1. Sustainable food packaging based on polyhydroxyalkanoate
University essay from Högskolan i Borås/Akademin för textil, teknik och ekonomiAbstract : The Norwegian Food Research Institute (Nofima) and the University of Borås worked together to develop this project. The commonly used packaging materials pose a serious threat to the environment, as they are produced from nonrenewable crude oil and cannot decompose naturally. READ MORE
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2. Evaluating the feasibility of chitosan as an adhesive for wood laminates and as a matrix for transparent wood
University essay from KTH/Fiber- och polymerteknologiAbstract : En av grundpelarna i alla hållbara system är införandet av en cirkulär ekonomi, som främjar återanvändning och återvinning av material. Plast är en av i utmaning i detta avseende på grund av den stora produktionsvolymen variation i sorter och långsamma nedbrytn. READ MORE
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3. Biopolymers processed and used as enzyme carriers
University essay from KTH/Fiber- och polymerteknologiAbstract : Syftet med detta masterprojekt var att undersöka möjligheten att använda biobaserat, mjukgjort natriumalginat (NaAlg) som enzymbärare. Alginaterna görs traditionellt bearbetbara genom att tillsätta olika mjukgörare, såsom polyoler (glycerol, sorbitol, etc.), i detta arbete användes glycerol. READ MORE
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4. Green Coacervates for Pharma and Food
University essay from Lunds universitet/Livsmedelsteknik och nutrition (master)Abstract : Anionic biosurfactant-cationic biopolymer systems were investigated to identify and characterize a coacervation window. The characterization of the systems was performed with dynamic light scattering, small angle x-ray scattering and in-situ ellipsometry. READ MORE
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5. Production of biocomposite materials from filamentous fungi grown on apple pomace
University essay from Högskolan i Borås/Akademin för textil, teknik och ekonomiAbstract : Managing and reducing food waste has increasingly become a global problem in later years, including food waste in the form of fruit pulp from the juice and beverage production industries. Another current urgent issue is the need for a replacement of fossil fuel-based plastics with more sustainable biopolymers. READ MORE