Feijoo, Patricia; Samaniego-Aguilar, Kerly; Sánchez-Safont, Estefanía; Torres-Giner, S.; Lagaron, Jose M.; Gamez-Perez, Jose; Cabedo, Luis(MDPI AG, 2022-07)
[EN] Poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-valerate) (PHBV), being one of the most studied and commercially available polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs), presents an intrinsic brittleness and narrow processing window that currently hinders ...
Meléndez Rodríguez, Beatriz(Universitat Politècnica de València, 2022-07-21)
[ES] La producción y consumo de plásticos derivados de petróleo ha crecido exponencialmente en las últimas décadas, impactando en la naturaleza y los seres vivos. Los envases alimentarios son considerados la principal ...
[EN] This study focuses on the potential uses in textiles of fibers of soy protein (SP) and chitin, which are naturally occurring polymers that can be obtained from agricultural and food processing by-products and wastes. ...
The application of vegetable oils as novel plasticizers for poly(vinyl chloride) (PVC) is currently in the spotlight of the polymer industry due to their ingrained sustainability. In this study, novel vinyl plastisol/wood ...
Figueroa-Lopez, Kelly J.; Torres-Giner, Sergio; Angulo, Inmaculada; Pardo-Figuerez, Maria; Escuin, Jose Manuel; Bourbon, Ana Isabel; Cabedo, Luis; Nevo, Yuval; Cerqueira, Miguel A.; Lagaron, Jose M.(MDPI AG, 2020-12)
[EN] Active multilayer films based on polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs) with and without high barrier coatings of cellulose nanocrystals (CNCs) were herein successfully developed. To this end, an electrospun antimicrobial ...
[EN] This work reports the preparation and characterization of fully bio-based polymer composites with coconut fibers (CFs) as an alternative to wood-plastic composites (WPCs), typically based on petroleum derived materials. ...
[EN] This paper reports the development of biodegradable active packaging films of poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-hydroxyvalerate) (PHBV) by the incorporation of alpha- and gamma-cyclodextrins (alpha-CD and gamma-CDs) containing ...
Figueroa-López, Kelly J.; Cabedo, Luis; Lagaron, Jose M.; Torres Giner, Sergio(Frontiers Media S.A., 2020-09)
[EN] In this research, different contents of eugenol in the 2.5-25 wt.% range were first incorporated into ultrathin fibers of poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-hydroxyvalerate) (PHBV) by electrospinning and then subjected to ...
[EN] This work reports the effect of the addition of an oligomer of lactic acid (OLA), in the 5-20 wt% range, on the processing and properties of polylactide (PLA) pieces prepared by injection molding. The obtained results ...
[EN] This study presents the valorization of cotton waste from the textile industry for the development of sustainable and cost-competitive biopolymer composites. The as-received linter of recycled cotton was first chopped ...
Santamans Cuenca, Elena(Universitat Politècnica de València, 2020-11-06)
[ES] En la actualidad la globalización de los mercados, la facilidad de la importación, la gran variedad de oferta de productos, la simplicidad de las compras por internet, etc., promueven un amplio movimiento de mercancías ...
[EN] The present study describes the preparation and characterization of binary and ternary blends based on polylactide (PLA) with poly("-caprolactone) (PCL) and thermoplastic starch (TPS) to develop fully compostable ...
Boronat Vitoria, Teodomiro; Ivorra Martínez, Juan; Quiles Carrillo, Luis Jesús; Lascano Aimacaña, Diego Sebastián; Torres Giner, Sergio(Universitat Politècnica de València, 2021-02-03)
En este artículo docente se analizan las diferentes estrategias que se pueden aplicar para determinar las condiciones de corte en un proceso de mecanizado. Se presentan tres estrategias distintas, mínimo coste, máxima ...
[EN] This study describes an experienced teaching method in the subject of Materials Science, which is studied in the framework of different degrees at the Universitat Politècnica de València, Spain. The main objective of ...
Balart Gimeno, Rafael Antonio; Montañés Muñoz, Néstor; Quiles Carrillo, Luis Jesús; Torres Giner, Sergio; Lascano Aimacaña, Diego Sebastián; Rojas Lema, Sandra Paola; Ivorra Martínez, Juan(Universitat Politècnica de València, 2020-01-20)
Este Laboratorio Virtual se centra en el efecto de la temperatura sobre el módulo de fluencia con el tiempo. En particular aborda el empleo de la expresión de Williams-Landel-Ferry (WLF) para determinar el efecto de la ...
[EN] Green composites made of polylactide (PLA) filled with almond shell flour (ASF) at a constant weight content of 25¿wt.-% were manufactured by injection molding. In order to increase the interfacial adhesion between ...
Badia, J. D.; TERUEL JUANES, ROBERTO; Echegoyen, Y.; Torres-Giner, S.; Lagarón, J. M.; Ribes-Greus, A.(Elsevier, 2021-01)
[EN] The influence of the addition of graphene nanoplatelets (GNPs) on the intra/inter ¿ molecular segmental motions of poly(ethylene-co-vinyl alcohol) (EVOH) was assessed by means of dielectric thermal analysis (DETA). ...
Silva, Pedro M.; Torres-Giner, Sergio; Vicente, Antonio A.; Cerqueira, Miguel A.(Elsevier, 2021-12)
[EN] Recently, plant-derived proteins have increased in interest and use owing to a combination of interesting properties and industry-wide trends to replace animal-derived proteins. Electrohydrodynamic processing can be ...
Busolo, M.A.; Torres-Giner, S.; Prieto, C.; Lagaron, Jose M.(Elsevier, 2019-01)
[EN] Zein, a prolamine obtained from maize, was employed to encapsulate a fish oil highly enriched with docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) by an innovative process termed electrospraying assisted by pressurized gas (EAPG). This ...
Figueroa-López, Kelly J.; Torres-Giner, S.; Enescu, Daniela; Cabedo, Luis; Cerqueira, Miguel A.; Pastrana, Lorenzo M.; Lagaron, Jose M.(MDPI AG, 2020-03)
[EN] This research reports about the development by electrospinning of fiber-based films made of poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-hydroxyvalerate) (PHBV) derived from fermented fruit waste, so-called bio-papers, with enhanced ...