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Recent surge in the number of studies on inorganic nanoparticles has raised concerns over possible commercial implication of the same. The developmental stage of regulations and standards controlling the same amplifies this problem. In this perspective, we tried to analyze the current trends on lignocellulose nanomaterials (viz. Nanocellulose and lignin) and its global potential to offer an environmentally benign alternate. We used number of studies indexed in Scopus database to get an idea of trends. An additiona...

The aim of the study was to investigate the effect of microcrystalline cellulose fibers on the mechanical properties of flexible starch based foams. During the experiment the foams obtained with potato starch with the addition of glycerol as plasticizer were tested. The starch was blended with glycerol in laboratory mixer with 30 wt.% glycerol addition. The process of making foams have been carried out by microwave heating in laboratory microwave oven. To improve the mechanical properties of starch foams to the mi...