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Synthesis of biodegradable adhesives/compatibilizers and their uses

Executive Summary Flexible plastic films and labels are used extensively for packaging applications. Increasingly there are consumer, company and government demands for better end of life products to minimize landfill waste. However, many of these products have other materials such as inks, coatings and adhesive that can impact the end of life properties...
Published: 6/5/2025   |   Inventor(s): Muhammad Rabnawaz, Mohamed Abdelwahab, Ajmir Khan, Gurjot Singh
Keywords(s):   Category(s): Packaging, Recycling

High Performance Tie Layer for Multilayer Film

Executive Summary Flexible plastic films are used extensively for packaging applications. Increasingly there are consumer, company and government demands for better end of life products to minimize landfill waste. However, often these more eco-friendly products have poor mechanical or barrier properties and are not suitable for recycling. Researchers...
Published: 6/9/2025   |   Inventor(s): Muhammad Rabnawaz, Mohamed Abdelwahab
Keywords(s):   Category(s): Recycling, Packaging

Recyclable High Barrier Film with Tie Layer

Executive Summary Flexible plastic films are used extensively for packaging applications. Increasingly there are consumer, company and government demands for better end of life products to minimize landfill waste. However, often these more eco-friendly products have poor mechanical or barrier properties and are not suitable for recycling. Researchers...
Published: 6/9/2025   |   Inventor(s): Muhammad Rabnawaz, Mohamed Abdelwahab, Mohamed Abdelwahed
Keywords(s):   Category(s): Packaging, Recycling

Recyclable Multilayer Polyester Films

Executive Summary Plastic films are used extensively for packaging applications. Increasingly there are consumer, company and government demands for more recyclable products to minimize landfill waste. However, often recyclable products have poor mechanical or barrier properties and are not suitable for certain applications such as food packaging....
Published: 6/9/2025   |   Inventor(s): Muhammad Rabnawaz, Mohamed Abdelwahab, Rishi Sharma
Keywords(s):   Category(s): Packaging, Recycling

Process for Stereocomplex PLA and Compostable Laminate Film for Food

Executive Summary Consumers, companies, and governments are increasingly favoring compostable materials over fossil-based alternatives, as waste from traditional materials has escalated significantly in recent decades. However, a key challenge with compostable materials is their inferior oxygen and moisture barrier properties compared to non-compostable...
Published: 6/10/2025   |   Inventor(s): James Macnamara, Rafael Auras, Maria Rubino, Matthew Daum, Ajay Kathuria
Keywords(s):   Category(s): Materials, Packaging

Biobased Films with Improved Oxygen Barrier

Executive Summary Biobased materials such as polybutylene adipate terephthalate (PBAT), polyglycolic acid (PGA) and polybutylene succinate (PBS) are attractive materials for packaging films due to their positive sustainability aspects including biodegradability. However, their oxygen barrier properties limit the use of these materials to certain applications....
Published: 6/9/2025   |   Inventor(s): Muhammad Rabnawaz, Mohamed Abdelwahab
Keywords(s):   Category(s): Environment, Materials, Packaging, Recycling

Biodegradable Barrier Coating for Paper

Executive Summary Coated paper is used in a variety of packaging applications including fresh produce, cheeses, confectionary, frozen fish and fast food. To achieve sufficient barrier properties, the paper is often coated with petroleum based waxes or polyfluorinated substances (PFAS). However, these coatings are not environmentally attractive and...
Published: 6/5/2025   |   Inventor(s): Muhammad Rabnawaz, Hazem Elkholy, Syeda Shamila Hamdani, Ajmir Khan, Sarla Yadav, Ganapathi Anurag, Gurjot Singh
Keywords(s):   Category(s): Environment, Materials, Packaging, Recycling

Boron Based Catalysts for Cycloaddition Reactions

Executive Summary Increasing there is greater interest in replacing petroleum based chemicals with bio-based alternatives. The packaging market in particular, has actively sought “greener” alternatives for important materials such as poly(ethylene terephthalate), a.k.a. PET. MSU researchers have developed a new catalyst and method to make...
Published: 8/1/2023   |   Inventor(s): John Frost, Peng Zhang
Keywords(s):   Category(s): Chemicals, Packaging

Tunable Degradation of Fibers

­ Executive Summary Degradation of polymeric materials is an important process in recycling, composting and rendering them innocuous to the environment. Controlling the rate by which the materials degrade remains challenging and impacted by the nature of the materials and their use in applications where combinations of materials exist to fulfil...
Published: 4/29/2025   |   Inventor(s): John Dorgan, Bin Tan
Keywords(s):   Category(s): Advanced Materials, Environment, Packaging

Polylactide Lignin Blends

Executive Summary Increasingly, bio-sourced and biodegradable materials are being sought to replace petroleum or gas based polymers. Polylactic acid (PLA) is a well known biodegradable polymer that is used in a range of applications from biomedical devices to packaging materials. However, PLA by itself suffers from some deficiencies in mechanical properties....
Published: 4/22/2025   |   Inventor(s): John Dorgan, Michael Eyser, Clayton Perbix
Keywords(s):   Category(s): Advanced Materials, Packaging
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