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Yanling Zhang, Chao Duan, Swetha Kumari Bokka, Zhibin He, Yonghao Ni. Molded fiber and pulp products as green and sustainable alternatives to plastics: A mini review[J]. Journal of Bioresources and Bioproducts, 2022, 7(1): 14-25. doi: 10.1016/j.jobab.2021.10.003
Citation: Yanling Zhang, Chao Duan, Swetha Kumari Bokka, Zhibin He, Yonghao Ni. Molded fiber and pulp products as green and sustainable alternatives to plastics: A mini review[J]. Journal of Bioresources and Bioproducts, 2022, 7(1): 14-25. doi: 10.1016/j.jobab.2021.10.003
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Molded fiber and pulp products as green and sustainable alternatives to plastics: A mini review

doi: 10.1016/j.jobab.2021.10.003
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    College of Bioresources Chemical and Materials Engineering, Shaanxi Provincial Key Laboratory of Papermaking Technology and Specialty Paper Development, Shaanxi University of Science and Technology, Xi'an 710021, China

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    Department of Chemical Engineering, University of New Brunswick, Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada

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  • Corresponding author: E-mail address: duanchaonba@126.com (C. Duan); E-mail address: yonghao@unb.ca (Y. Ni)
  • Received Date: 2021-07-15
  • Accepted Date: 2021-09-07
  • Rev Recd Date: 2021-09-01
    • Available Online: 2021-10-14
  • Publish Date: 2022-02-20
    Abstract
  • There are significant incentives/pressures on decreasing the use of plastics and their related prod-ucts in the packaging industry, correspondingly, strong demands are emerging for clean, renew-able, recyclable/biodegradable packaging products. In this context, molded fiber/pulp products have attracted increasing attention, due to their green/sustainable advantages, simply because the raw materials used are plant-based and/or recycled fibers. Many companies have switched their packing practices from plastics to more environmentally friendly products, such as molded fiber products, which already have had and will continue to have obvious effect on packaging industries. This paper initially provides an overview on the general concept of molded pulp prod-ucts, and further summarizes the different types of molded fiber products in terms of natural fiber sources, manufacturing processes, current and emerging applications as well as the environmental sustainability of molded products.

     

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