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ReviewFoods (Basel, Switzerland)2022

Bioplastics for Food Packaging: Environmental Impact, Trends and Regulatory Aspects.

Rui M S Cruz, Victoria Krauter, Simon Krauter, Sofia Agriopoulou, Ramona Weinrich, Carsten Herbes, Philip B V Scholten, Ilke Uysal-Unalan, Ece Sogut, Samir Kopacic and 3 more

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Review in Foods (Basel, Switzerland), 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 27 papers.

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27citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

27 citing papers in PubMed.

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  8. Functionality Enhancement of Pullulan-Based Composites for Food Packaging Applications.Comprehensive reviews in food science and food safety · 2026
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  13. Effect of a Biodegradable Cellulose Nanocrystal Film ContainingInternational journal of food science · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

13 authors.

Rui M S CruzDepartment of Food Engineering, Institute of Engineering, Campus da Penha, Universidade do Algarve, 8005-139 Faro, Portugal.
Victoria KrauterPackaging and Resource Management, Department Applied Life Sciences, FH Campus Wien, University of Applied Sciences, 1100 Vienna, Austria.ORCID 0000-0001-9601-5431
Simon KrauterPackaging and Resource Management, Department Applied Life Sciences, FH Campus Wien, University of Applied Sciences, 1100 Vienna, Austria.
Sofia AgriopoulouDepartment of Food Science and Technology, University of Peloponnese, 24100 Kalamata, Greece.ORCID 0000-0002-7052-514X
Ramona WeinrichDepartment of Consumer Behaviour in the Bioeconomy, University of Hohenheim, Wollgrasweg 49, 70599 Stuttgart, Germany.ORCID 0000-0001-5199-682X
Carsten HerbesInstitute for International Research on Sustainable Management and Renewable Energy, Nuertingen Geislingen University, Neckarsteige 6-10, 72622 Nuertingen, Germany.ORCID 0000-0003-0670-8045
Philip B V ScholtenBloom Biorenewables, Route de l'Ancienne Papeterie 106, 1723 Marly, Switzerland.ORCID 0000-0001-5187-7003
Ilke Uysal-UnalanDepartment of Food Science, Aarhus University, Agro Food Park 48, 8200 Aarhus, Denmark.ORCID 0000-0002-0963-6166
Ece SogutDepartment of Food Science, Aarhus University, Agro Food Park 48, 8200 Aarhus, Denmark.
Samir KopacicInstitute for Bioproducts and Paper Technology, Graz University of Technology, Inffeldgasse 23, 8010 Graz, Austria.
Johanna LahtiSustainable Products and Materials, VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland, Visiokatu 4, 33720 Tampere, Finland.ORCID 0000-0001-6004-8901
Ramune RutkaiteDepartment of Polymer Chemistry and Technology, Kaunas University of Technology, Radvilenu Rd 19, 50254 Kaunas, Lithuania.
Theodoros VarzakasDepartment of Food Science and Technology, University of Peloponnese, 24100 Kalamata, Greece.ORCID 0000-0003-3927-9056

Funding

COST Action Circul-a-bility CA19124
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The demand to develop and produce eco-friendly alternatives for food packaging is increasing. The huge negative impact that the disposal of so-called "single-use plastics" has on the environment is propelling the market to search for new solutions, and requires initiatives to drive faster responses from the scientific community, the industry, and governmental bodies for the adoption and implementation of new materials. Bioplastics are an alternative group of materials that are partly or entirely produced from renewable sources. Some bioplastics are biodegradable or even compostable under the right conditions. This review presents the different properties of these materials, mechanisms of biodegradation, and their environmental impact, but also presents a holistic overview of the most important bioplastics available in the market and their potential application for food packaging, consumer perception of the bioplastics, regulatory aspects, and future challenges.

Indexed as

biodegradationbioplasticsconsumer perceptionenvironmentally-friendlyfood packagingsustainability

Identifiers

PMID36230164
PMCPMC9563026

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