Seaweed-based polysaccharides – review of extraction, characterization, and bioplastic application
Lakshmi Krishnan, Nandhini Ravi, Anjon Kumar Mondal, Farjana Akter, Manoj Kumar, Peter J. Ralph, Unnikrishnan Kuzhiumparambil
Abstract
Seaweed biomass is gaining industrial and economic momentum as a renewable feedstock for high-value products, including nutraceuticals, value-added chemicals and bioplastics.
Topics & Concepts
BioplasticRaw materialBiomass (ecology)Value addedNutraceuticalRenewable energyPulp and paper industryExtraction (chemistry)PolysaccharideBiochemical engineeringEnvironmental scienceChemistryBiotechnologyWaste managementFood scienceEngineeringBiologyOrganic chemistryEcologyEconomicsMacroeconomicsSeaweed-derived Bioactive Compoundsbiodegradable polymer synthesis and propertiesNanocomposite Films for Food Packaging