1. Processing and Properties of Biopolymer/Polyhydroxyalkanoates Blends

   • R. Scaffaro
   • N. Tz. Dintcheva
   • F. P. La Mantia

   Original Paper 02 November 2011 Pages: 267 - 272

   

2. Fungal Degradation of Poly(l-lactide) in Soil and in Compost

   • Zoubida Saadi
   • Aurore Rasmont
   • Ludovic Benguigui

   Original Paper 14 December 2011 Pages: 273 - 282

   

3. Elaboration and Characterization of Nano-Biocomposites Based on Plasticized Poly(Hydroxybutyrate-Co-Hydroxyvalerate) with Organo-Modified Montmorillonite

   • M. C. S. Corrêa
   • M. C. Branciforti
   • L. Avérous

   Original Paper 21 October 2011 Pages: 283 - 290

   

4. Instrumental Physical Analysis of Microwaved Glycerol Citrate Foams

   • B. Tisserat
   • G. W. Selling
   • A. Stuff

   Original Paper 28 October 2011 Pages: 291 - 298

   

5. Wood Residues as Raw Material for Biorefinery Systems: LCA Case Study on Bioethanol and Electricity Production

   • V. Piemonte

   Original Paper 27 November 2011 Pages: 299 - 304

   

6. Use of Nutshells as Fillers in Polymer Composites

   • Nongnuch Sutivisedsak
   • Huai N. Cheng
   • Atanu Biswas

   Original Paper 07 March 2012 Pages: 305 - 314

   

7. The Effect of Polymeric Chain Extenders on Physical Properties of Thermoplastic Starch and Polylactic Acid Blends

   • Yachuan Zhang
   • Xin Yuan
   • Andrew Hrymak

   Original Paper 16 October 2011 Pages: 315 - 325

   

8. Preparation and Characterization of Polyurethanes from Spinifex Resin Based Bio-Polymer

   • Subrata Mondal
   • Paul Memmott
   • Darren Martin

   Original Paper 29 January 2012 Pages: 326 - 334

   

9. The Effect of Aqueous Urea on the Processing, Structure and Properties of CGM

   • Kim L. Pickering
   • Casparus J. R. Verbeek
   • Carmen Viljoen

   Original Paper 24 January 2012 Pages: 335 - 343

   

10. Formulation and Characterization of Sodium Alginate g-Hydroxy Ethylacrylate Bio-Degradable Polymeric Beads: In Vitro Release Studies

    • Chavidi Venkata Prasad
    • Bala Yerri Swamy
    • Kashay Chowdoji Rao

    Original Paper 29 January 2012 Pages: 344 - 352

    

11. Degradation of Polycaprolactone Modified with TPS or CaCO₃ in Biotic/Abiotic Seawater

    • Agnieszka Guzman-Sielicka
    • Helena Janik
    • Przemysław Sielicki

    Original Paper 28 October 2011 Pages: 353 - 360

    

12. A Study on Benzoylation and Graft Copolymerization of Lignocellulosic Cannabis indica Fiber

    • A. S. Singha
    • Ashvinder K. Rana

    Original Paper 28 October 2011 Pages: 361 - 371

    

13. Microbial Desulfurization of Ground Tire Rubber by Sphingomonas sp.: A Novel Technology for Crumb Rubber Composites

    • Yuanhu Li
    • Suhe Zhao
    • Yaqin Wang

    Original Paper 29 October 2011 Pages: 372 - 380

    

14. Microbial Degradation of Poly(3-Hydroxybutyrate-co-4-Hydroxybutyrate) in Soil

    • Xing Wen
    • Xiuping Lu

    Original Paper 29 October 2011 Pages: 381 - 387

    

15. Clean Preparation Process of Chitosan Oligomers in Gly Series Ionic Liquids Homogeneous System

    • Lu Li
    • Bing Yuan
    • Li-Juan Shan

    Original Paper 29 October 2011 Pages: 388 - 394

    

16. Dielectric and Material Properties of Poly (Vinyl Alcohol): Based Modified Red Mud Polymer Nanocomposites

    • A. H. Bhat
    • H. P. S. A. Khalil
    • A. K. Banthia

    Original Paper 03 November 2011 Pages: 395 - 403

    

17. Cell Wall Morphology, Chemical and Thermal Analysis of Cultivated Pineapple Leaf Fibres for Industrial Applications

    • W. O. Wan Nadirah
    • M. Jawaid
    • A. R. Mohamed

    Original Paper 12 November 2011 Pages: 404 - 411

    

18. Biopolymers Based Green Composites: Mechanical, Thermal and Physico-chemical Characterization

    • V. K. Thakur
    • A. S. Singha
    • M. K. Thakur

    OriginalPaper 13 November 2011 Pages: 412 - 421

    

19. Biodegradation Behavior of Composite Films with Poly (Vinyl Alcohol) Matrix

    • Csaba Zoltán Kibédi-Szabó
    • Marta Stroescu
    • Tanase Dobre

    Original Paper 17 November 2011 Pages: 422 - 430

    

20. Antimicrobial Activity of the Chitosan Extracted from Metapenaeus stebbingi Shell Wastes

    • Aygül Küçükgülmez
    • Osman Gülnaz
    • Gözde Gerçek

    Original Paper 23 November 2011 Pages: 431 - 437

21. Influence of Palm Oil-Based Polyol on the Properties of Flexible Polyurethane Foams

    • Henryk Pawlik
    • Aleksander Prociak

    Original Paper Open access 24 November 2011 Pages: 438 - 445

    

22. Utilizing of Sugar Refinery Waste (Cane Molasses) for Production of Bio-Plastic Under Submerged Fermentation Process

    • Abhishek Dutt Tripathi
    • Ajay Yadav
    • S. K. Srivastava

    Original Paper 24 November 2011 Pages: 446 - 453

    

23. Properties of Regenerated Cellulose Short Fibers/Cellulose Green Composite Films

    • A. Venu Nadhan
    • A. Varada Rajulu
    • L. Zhang

    Original Paper 01 December 2011 Pages: 454 - 458

    

24. A novel method for the preparation of silver/chitosan-O-methoxy polyethylene glycol core shell nanoparticles

    • A. M. Abdel-Mohsen
    • A. S. Aly
    • Ahmed T. El-Aref

    Original Paper 10 December 2011 Pages: 459 - 468

    

25. A New Unsaturated Poly(ester-urethane) Based on Terephthalic Acid Derived from Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET) of Waste Bottles

    • A. M. Issam
    • Sufia Hena
    • A. K. Nurul Khizrien

    Original Paper 17 December 2011 Pages: 469 - 476

    

26. Synthesis of Polylactide-b-Poly (Dimethyl Siloxane) Block Copolymers and Their Blends with Pure Polylactide

    • Baki Hazer
    • Bahattin M. Baysal
    • Elif Taşkın

    Original Paper 17 December 2011 Pages: 477 - 484

    

27. Film-Forming Starch Composites for Agricultural Applications

    • V. Grazuleviciene
    • J. Treinyte
    • E. Zaleckas

    Original Paper 17 December 2011 Pages: 485 - 491

    

28. Evaluation of Biodegradable Films Made of Waste Mycelium and Poly (Vinyl Alcohol) on the Yield of Pak-Choi

    • Lei Shi
    • Lilong Ao
    • Haijia Su

    Original Paper 20 December 2011 Pages: 492 - 500

    

29. Effect of Surface Treatment on Betel Nut (Areca catechu) Fiber in Polypropylene Composite

    • J. Chakrabarty
    • M. Masudul Hassan
    • Mubarak A. Khan

    Original Paper 20 December 2011 Pages: 501 - 506

    

30. Study of Thermal Decomposition Kinetics of Palm Oleic Acid-Based Alkyds and Effect of Oil Length on Thermal Stability

    • Shahla Ataei
    • Rosiyah Yahya
    • Aziz Hassan

    Original Paper 24 December 2011 Pages: 507 - 513

    

31. Studies of Novel Chain Linked Biodegradable Polymers

    • A. P. Gupta
    • Anshu Dev
    • Vimal Kumar

    Original Paper 24 December 2011 Pages: 514 - 518

    

32. Synthesis and Characterisation of Polyester Based on Isosorbide and Butanedioic Acid

    • Ivan S. Ristić
    • Nevena Vukić
    • Jaroslava Budinski-Simendić

    Original Paper 18 January 2012 Pages: 519 - 527

    

33. Poly(Ethylene Glycol) Grafted Starch Introducing a Novel Interphase in Poly(Lactic Acid)/Poly(Ethylene Glycol)/Starch Ternary Composites

    • Jiwen Wang
    • Wentao Zhai
    • Wenge Zheng

    Original Paper 24 January 2012 Pages: 528 - 539

    

34. Blending of Epoxidised Palm Oil with Epoxy Resin: The Effect on Morphology, Thermal and Mechanical Properties

    • Ariyanti Sarwono
    • Zakaria Man
    • M. Azmi Bustam

    Original Paper 29 January 2012 Pages: 540 - 549

    

35. Effects of Modified Starch and Different Molecular Weight Polyvinyl Alcohols on Biodegradable Characteristics of Polyvinyl Alcohol/Starch Blends

    • Wan-Lan Chai
    • Jing-Dong Chow
    • Chien-Chung Chen

    Original Paper 31 January 2012 Pages: 550 - 564

    

36. Mechanical and Dynamic Mechanical Analysis of Woven Banana/Epoxy Composite

    • N. Venkateshwaran
    • A. ElayaPerumal
    • R. H. Arwin Raj

    Original Paper 01 February 2012 Pages: 565 - 572

    

37. Biodegradable Chitosan Hydrogels for In Vitro Drug Release Studies of 5-Flurouracil an Anticancer Drug

    • Kokkarachedu Varaprasad
    • K. Vimala
    • K. Mohana Raju

    Original Paper 04 February 2012 Pages: 573 - 582

    

38. Renewable Resource-Based Biocomposites of Various Surface Treated Banana Fiber and Poly Lactic Acid: Characterization and Biodegradability

    • P. J. Jandas
    • S. Mohanty
    • S. K. Nayak

    Original Paper 10 February 2012 Pages: 583 - 595

    

39. Effect of Museum Conditions on Historical Dyed Silk Fabric with Madder Dye

    • Harby E. Ahmed
    • Sawsan S. Darwish

    Original Paper 15 February 2012 Pages: 596 - 606

    

40. Structural Differences Between Lignin Model Polymers Synthesized from Various Monomers

    • Daniela Djikanović
    • Jasna Simonović
    • Ksenija Radotić

    Original Paper 15 February 2012 Pages: 607 - 617

    

41. PET from Used Beverage Bottles: A Material for Preparation of Biologically Degradable Copolyesters

    • Jiří Vitásek
    • Václav Šašek
    • Irena Prokopová

    Original Paper 16 February 2012 Pages: 618 - 625

    

42. Utilization of Triacetylcellulose Waste for the Production of Carbonaceous Adsorbents

    • Kazuyoshi Yamamoto
    • Yutaka Kawahara
    • Noboru Ishibashi

    Brief Communication 18 January 2012 Pages: 626 - 630