Wine By-Products as Raw Materials for the Production of Biopolymers and of Natural Reinforcing Fillers: A Critical Review

The plastic industry is today facing a green revolution; however, biopolymers, produced in low amounts, expensive, and food competitive do not represent an efficient solution. The use of wine waste as second-generation feedstock for the synthesis of polymer building blocks or as reinforcing fillers...

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Published in:Polymers 2021-01, Vol.13 (3), p.381
Main Authors: Nanni, Alessandro, Parisi, Mariafederica, Colonna, Martino
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Biodegradability
Biopolymers
Byproducts
Chemical synthesis
Environmental impact
Fillers
Landfill
Physical properties
Plastic pollution
Polylactic acid
Polymers
Raw materials
Review
Seeds
State-of-the-art reviews
Substrates
Wines
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Summary:The plastic industry is today facing a green revolution; however, biopolymers, produced in low amounts, expensive, and food competitive do not represent an efficient solution. The use of wine waste as second-generation feedstock for the synthesis of polymer building blocks or as reinforcing fillers could represent a solution to reduce biopolymer costs and to boost the biopolymer presence in the market. The present critical review reports the state of the art of the scientific studies concerning the use of wine by-products as substrate for the synthesis of polymer building blocks and as reinforcing fillers for polymers. The review has been mainly focused on the most used bio-based and biodegradable polymers present in the market (i.e., poly(lactic acid), poly(butylene succinate), and poly(hydroxyalkanoates)). The results present in the literature have been reviewed and elaborated in order to suggest new possibilities of development based on the chemical and physical characteristics of wine by-products.
ISSN:2073-4360
2073-4360
DOI:10.3390/polym13030381