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ReviewPolymers2025

Use of Biomass-Derived Materials for Their Potential Addition to Car Bumpers: A Critical Review.

Cristiano Fragassa, Sofia Migani, Muhammad Awais, Orion Jucja, Zeeshan Mujtaba, Carlo Santulli

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Review in Polymers, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

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6 authors.

Cristiano FragassaGeology Section, School of Science and Technology, Università di Camerino, Via Gentile III da Varano 7, 62032 Camerino, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-0046-8810
Sofia MiganiChemistry Division, School of Science and Technology, University of Camerino, Via Madonna delle Carceri (ChIP), 62032 Camerino, Italy.
Muhammad AwaisChemistry Division, School of Science and Technology, University of Camerino, Via Madonna delle Carceri (ChIP), 62032 Camerino, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-9793-2749
Orion JucjaSchool of Pharmacy, University of Camerino, Via Madonna delle Carceri (ChIP), 62032 Camerino, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-5165-6478
Zeeshan MujtabaChemistry Division, School of Science and Technology, University of Camerino, Via Madonna delle Carceri (ChIP), 62032 Camerino, Italy.
Carlo SantulliGeology Section, School of Science and Technology, Università di Camerino, Via Gentile III da Varano 7, 62032 Camerino, Italy.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The large availability of biomass, which, for the sake of decarbonization, is not supposed to be disposed of by burning and energy recovery, has led to the increasing production of polymer composites containing biomass-derived materials. The automotive industry is a field which, due to large production volumes and the requirements for safety, has large economic and environmental value. Despite this, the introduction of lignocellulosic fiber composites and generally biopolymers into this sector has been slow and so far mostly limited to non-structural or semi-structural components. This review critically considers the difficulties associated with the production of bumpers with biomass-derived materials and reports on a variety of fibers and polymers that have been proposed and on the equally variable degree of success of these studies. We also report on the understanding that rethinking the bumper in terms of materials could be an effective way to introduce biomass-based materials into the whole automotive sector on a larger scale with increased benefits.

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biopolymerscar bumperslignocellulosic fibers

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PMID40942320
PMCPMC12430994

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