BARBARA newsletter issue 4

Table of Contents

  • BARBARA project special session in the 7th International Conference on Biobased and Biodegradable polymers. BIOPOL 2019
  • University of Alicante and FECOAM have participated in the Murcia Food Brokerage Event 2019
  • BARBARA project in GreenWin International Conferences: Green Chemistry - White Biotechnology
  • The first article related to the project is published in form of a review in "Carbohydrate Polymers"

BARBARA project special session in the 7th International Conference on Biobased and Biodegradable polymers. BIOPOL 2019

University of Alicante and FECOAM have participated in the Murcia Food Brokerage Event 2019 which took place in Murcia (Spain) with more than 400 participants and where the BARBARA project was presented to different companies involved in the areas of food, agriculture and food packaging, as well as to delegates from different universities and research centers (https://murciafood2019.b2match.io).

UA participated in more than 15 individual interviews with companies who showed their high interest in the results of the BARBARA Project, while FECOAM contacted with farmers and other companies related to the agricultural sector.
These activities will be continued in the future in sectorial Brokerage Events to disseminate BARBARA project in different strategical sectors.

BARBARA project in GreenWin International Conferences: Green Chemistry - White Biotechnology

 

As the project progresses, members from KTH, UNIPG and TECNOPACKAGING have recently published a review article on the prestigious journal "Carbohydrate Polymers", dealing with the compatibilization of polysaccharides and bio based polymers obtained from natural sources. This review critically explores the current status and the future outlook of reactive compatibilization strategies of the most common plant polysaccharides in blends with bio-based polymers.

The chemical processes for the modification and compatibilization of starch and lignocellulosic based materials is discussed, together with the practical implementation of these reactive compatibilization strategies with special emphasis on reactive extrusion. This review is directly related with the main topic of the BARBARA project, revealing the original hurdles to tackle within the project. Congrats to all the coauthors for a great job together! If you are interested in reading further on this work, access here.

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