Journal of Chemical Engineering & Process Technology
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Abstract

Natural Fibers and Biopolymer

Ashish Chauhan and Priyanka Chauhan

In recent years, there have been a tremendous increase in interest, research and development in the natural fiber, biopolymers and polymers materials for their use in bio-composite, packaging, agriculture, medicine etc. Many scientists are modifying traditional materials to more user-friendly and novel polymer composites out of naturally occurring materials. Low recycling rates and the high volume of non-degradable plastics have shortened dramatically the life expectancy of current commercial landfills and increased the demand of biodegradable plastic packaging materials. A number of biological materials may be incorporated into biodegradable polymer materials like cellulose, starch and fiber extracted from various plants. The aim behind these judicious and planned efforts are to procure andpromote the biodegradable polymer materials that would reduce the need for the synthetic polymer production while reducing the pollution at a lower cost . This paper provides an insight to the progress in process in the field of the utilization of natural fiber and biodegradable polymer.