Prospects for replacement of some plastics in packaging with lignocellulose materials: A brief review

There has been increasing concern regarding environmental problems arising from the widespread use of petroleum-based plastic materials for packaging. Many efforts have been made to develop sustainable and biodegradable packaging materials to replace plastic products. The current review summarizes r...

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Main Authors: Yanqun Su, Bo Yang, Jingang Liu, Bo Sun, Chunyu Cao, Xuejun Zou, Lutes, Zhibin He
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Published: North Carolina State University 2018-02-01
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description There has been increasing concern regarding environmental problems arising from the widespread use of petroleum-based plastic materials for packaging. Many efforts have been made to develop sustainable and biodegradable packaging materials to replace plastic products. The current review summarizes recent research progress in developing cellulose packaging materials to replace plastics used for cushioning and barrier packaging functions based on pulp fibers, cellulose nanofibers, and regenerated cellulose films to benefit from their renewability, sustainability and biodegradability. The cushioning packaging materials include molded pulp products and bio-based foams. Advanced cellulose films and paper can be good barriers for oxygen and carbon dioxide gases, as well as for water vapor. Several cellulose fiber-based packaging products have been commercialized in areas that used to be occupied solely by plastic products.
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spelling doaj-art-d3b47e35b58d4443b5d4a1fafe5d68042025-08-20T03:48:47ZengNorth Carolina State UniversityBioResources1930-21262018-02-011324550457610.15376/biores.13.2.SuProspects for replacement of some plastics in packaging with lignocellulose materials: A brief reviewYanqun Su0Bo Yang1Jingang Liu2 Bo Sun3Chunyu Cao4Xuejun Zou5Lutes6Zhibin He7China National Pulp and Paper Research Institute, Beijing, 100102 China; Department of Chemical Engineering, University of New Brunswick, Fredericton, New Brunswick, E3B 5A3 CanadaDepartment of Chemical Engineering, University of New Brunswick, Fredericton, New Brunswick, E3B 5A3 CanadaChina National Pulp and Paper Research Institute, Beijing, 100102 ChinaChina National Pulp and Paper Research Institute, Beijing, 100102 ChinaChina National Pulp and Paper Research Institute, Beijing, 100102 ChinaFPInnovations, Pointe Claire, Quebec, H9A 3J9 CanadaDepartment of Chemical Engineering, University of New Brunswick, Fredericton, New Brunswick, E3B 5A3 CanadaDepartment of Chemical Engineering, University of New Brunswick, Fredericton, New Brunswick, E3B 5A3 CanadaThere has been increasing concern regarding environmental problems arising from the widespread use of petroleum-based plastic materials for packaging. Many efforts have been made to develop sustainable and biodegradable packaging materials to replace plastic products. The current review summarizes recent research progress in developing cellulose packaging materials to replace plastics used for cushioning and barrier packaging functions based on pulp fibers, cellulose nanofibers, and regenerated cellulose films to benefit from their renewability, sustainability and biodegradability. The cushioning packaging materials include molded pulp products and bio-based foams. Advanced cellulose films and paper can be good barriers for oxygen and carbon dioxide gases, as well as for water vapor. Several cellulose fiber-based packaging products have been commercialized in areas that used to be occupied solely by plastic products.https://bioresources.cnr.ncsu.edu/resources/prospects-for-replacement-of-some-plastics-in-packaging-with-lignocellulose-materials-a-brief-review/natural fibercellulose nanofiberregenerated cellulose filmcushioning packagingbarrier performance
spellingShingle Yanqun Su
Bo Yang
Jingang Liu
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Chunyu Cao
Xuejun Zou
Lutes
Zhibin He
Prospects for replacement of some plastics in packaging with lignocellulose materials: A brief review
BioResources
natural fiber
cellulose nanofiber
regenerated cellulose film
cushioning packaging
barrier performance
title Prospects for replacement of some plastics in packaging with lignocellulose materials: A brief review
title_full Prospects for replacement of some plastics in packaging with lignocellulose materials: A brief review
title_fullStr Prospects for replacement of some plastics in packaging with lignocellulose materials: A brief review
title_full_unstemmed Prospects for replacement of some plastics in packaging with lignocellulose materials: A brief review
title_short Prospects for replacement of some plastics in packaging with lignocellulose materials: A brief review
title_sort prospects for replacement of some plastics in packaging with lignocellulose materials a brief review
topic natural fiber
cellulose nanofiber
regenerated cellulose film
cushioning packaging
barrier performance
url https://bioresources.cnr.ncsu.edu/resources/prospects-for-replacement-of-some-plastics-in-packaging-with-lignocellulose-materials-a-brief-review/
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