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Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) of Bioplastics Production from Lignocellulosic Waste (Study Case: PLA and PHB).
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- Intelligent Circular Polymer Additive Manufacturing: From Recycling Pathways to Lifecycle Engineering.Polymers · 2026Review
- Polyhydroxybutyrate (PHB): Production, Properties, Modification Strategies, Additive Manufacturing, Biodegradation, and Applications.Materials (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Upcycling of Commercial Biobased Polyester BioplasticsTurning Used or Spoiled Materials into Added-Value Products.ACS polymers Au · 2026Review
- Recent advances in bioengineering and functional applications of microbial biocomposites: integrating bacterial cellulose, fungal mycelium and synthetic biology.World journal of microbiology & biotechnology · 2026Review
- Understanding bio-based polymers: A study of origins, properties, biodegradation and their impact on health and the environment.FEBS open bio · 2026Review
- Sustainable Biopolymers for Environmental Applications: Advances and Future Perspectives Toward a Circular Economy.Polymers · 2026Review
- Life Cycle Analysis for Agricultural Residues and Related Products.Advances in biochemical engineering/biotechnology · 2026Review
- Microbial technologies as an ecological tool for advancing environmental sustainability.Frontiers in microbiology · 2026Review
- A Review of Polylactic Acid (PLA) and Poly(3-hydroxybutyrate) (PHB) as Bio-Sourced Polymers for Membrane Production Applications.Membranes · 2025Review
- Polymer Inclusion Membranes (PIMs) for Metal Separation-Toward Environmentally Friendly Production and Applications.Polymers · 2025Review
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Abstract
Life cycle assessment of a technology is the key to technological development in the context of sustainable development. Orchard waste has been identified as a potential source of bioplastics. The objective of this study was to conduct a life cycle assessment of two specific bioplastic materials, namely, L-polylactic acid (PLA) and poly(3-hydroxybutyrate) (PHB). Bioplastics, such as PLA acid and PHB, can be used as alternatives to conventional plastics due to their biodegradability and non-toxicity, both of which have the potential to replace conventional petroleum-based plastics. Polylactic acid was synthesized from orchard waste in a series of stages, including biomass processing, pretreatment for carbohydrate extraction, simultaneous saccharification and fermentation (SSF), and microwave polymerization. PHB, another biodegradable polymer, is produced by microorganisms through the fermentation of sugars obtained from the same biomass. Applied LCAs show that for PLA production, the stages having the greatest environmental impact are biomass processing, pretreatment, and the SSF process, and for PHB production, very energy-intensive stages significantly contributing to the environmental impacts are biomass processing and pretreatment stages. For both PLA and PHB, the initial stages of biomass processing and pretreatment are the most energy-intensive and significant contributors to CO
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