ECOFUNCO: Enhancing natural biopolymers to improve bio-based coatings

ECOFUNCO gave the opportunity to its researchers to directly explain the major features of their discoveries.

Emmanuel Asare And Ipsita Roy (University of Sheffield, UK) gave an insight on bacterial cellulose. This cellulose, derived from acetic acid producing bacteria, has a wide variety of applications, from biomedical engineering to food packaging.

At the same time, Vito Gigante (University of Pisa, Italy) is studying hot-melt formulations that are bio-based and solvent free, thus making food applications of biopolymer coatings safer for our health and for the planet.

Read the article from Emmanuel Asare and Ipsita Roy: “Bacterial cellulose: a green biodegradable polymer with many varied applications”

Read the article from Vito Gigante: “Hot melt coatings to improve the recyclability of paper and plastic”