Polyvinyl Alcohol-Based Biocomposites and Bionanocomposites

2Biodegradation Study of Polyvinyl Alcohol-Based Biocomposites and Bionanocomposites

Zahid Majeed¹*, Muhammad Mubashir², Pau Loke Show³ and Eefa Manzoor¹

¹Department of Biotechnology, University of Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Chellah Campus, Muzaffarabad, Azad Kashmir, Pakistan

²Department of Chemical Engineering and Chemistry, Eindhoven University of Technology, Eindhoven, Netherlands

³Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, University of Nottingham Malaysia, Semenyih, Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia

Abstract

Increment in the world population has threatened the environment because of pollutants especially that which comes from nonbiodegradable synthetic toxic and polymers. Therefore, the denial of importance in industrial production of products of daily life mad thereof of these products efforts is concentrated to find alternate means to replace with green biomass-based biocomposites. Biocomposites possess significant advantages including cheap, less toxic, biodegradability and valuable functional properties, which make them attractive candidates for agriculture, health, energy generation, food and environmental applications. The growing concerns for environmental safety have directed to the prompt manufacturing of biobased biocomposites which are amenable to biodegrade. Optimization of properties with desired design has set a practical arduous task for advances in bio/nanocomposite science. Unique morphology, bioactive and stimuli-responsive biocomposites are manufactured ...