Recent Developments in Biocomposites Reinforced with Natural Biofillers from Food Waste

Abstract

Due to environmental sustainability matters, this century has witnessed notable achievements in the field of biocomposite developments. Among all the biocomposites, those based on polymer matrices have been rapidly gaining attention. Thus, a comprehensive review of literature concerning the recent progress in using biofillers from food waste to reinforced polymer matrices including thermoplastics, thermosetting, and elastomer materials are highlighted and presented in this article. The overall characteristics of the newly developed biocomposites, including source, type, composition, as well as mechanical and morphological properties, are reviewed and reported. Finally, biocomposite development opportunities and challenges are discussed by highlighting the most important concerns.

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Keywords:

• Biofiller
• Elastomer
• Food waste
• Polymers
• Thermoplastics
• Thermosetting

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