Biobased and Biodegradable Polymer-Based Packaging—Sustainable by Design
A special issue of Polymers (ISSN 2073-4360). This special issue belongs to the section "Biobased and Biodegradable Polymers".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 November 2025 | Viewed by 634
Special Issue Editors
Interests: biopolymers; electrospinning; polymer composites; biomedical; packaging; functional materials
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Interests: biopolymers; functional materials; active packaging; electrospinning
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
According to the EU Plastic strategy, which reflects the warning situation with plastic pollution, all packaging in the EU market should be recyclable or biodegradable/compostable by 2030. Bio-based and biodegradable polymers are a very good alternative to petroleum-based polymers; they have a high environmental impact, especially if they are used for the production of single-use products. Recycling rates are low, consumers have some safety concerns about the recycling of certain materials, and only rPET is approved for food contact applications. For these reasons, bio-alternatives are more than welcome, even though the prices are slightly higher compared to their petroleum-based counterparts.
Dr. Aleksandra Nešić
Prof. Dr. Branka Pilic
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- bio-based polymers
- biodegradable polymers
- sustainability
- packaging
- active packaging
- intelligent packaging
- shelf life
- LCA
- fiber-based packaging
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