Sustainability

This article examines the environmental performance of biodegradable plastics and evaluates whether concerns about degradation, microplastic formation, and ecotoxicity are supported by evidence at environmentally relevant concentrations. The authors review biodegradability standards, degradation pathways, and end-of-life management practices across different disposal environments.

This article examines the development of cellulose acetate membranes for guided tissue regeneration in periodontal treatment. The authors investigate whether incorporating small amounts of sodium carboxymethyl lignin and calcium glycerophosphate can improve the performance of cellulose acetate as a barrier membrane.

This article provides a comprehensive overview of cellulose acetate and cellulose diacetate, highlighting their broad range of applications across consumer products, industrial technologies, healthcare, and emerging sustainable materials. It examines how the unique combination of renewability, processability, transparency, durability, biocompatibility, and tunable functionality has enabled cellulose acetate to evolve from a traditional fiber and filter material into a versatile platform for molded goods, smart packaging, textiles, membranes, medical devices, coatings, specialty papers, additive manufacturing, and personal care products.

This review explores the growing role of biobased polymers as sustainable alternatives to conventional petroleum-derived plastics, with particular attention to materials of plant and microbial origin. Within this broader context, cellulose acetate is highlighted as an important cellulose-derived biopolymer produced through chemical modification of cellulose and valued for its biodegradability, biocompatibility, and versatility.

This review examines carbohydrate-based alternatives to conventional plastic microbeads, which are widely used in cosmetics, household products, biomedical applications, and other industries but contribute to persistent microplastic pollution. The article evaluates a broad range of naturally derived polymers, including cellulose, cellulose acetate, chitin, chitosan, alginate, starch, pectin, and other carbohydrate-based materials, comparing their environmental impact, biodegradability, production methods, mechanical properties, and application potential.

This review examines the role of cellulose acetate as a sustainable membrane material for water treatment within the framework of the circular economy. The article explores how cellulose acetate’s biodegradability, availability, and chemical versatility make it an attractive alternative to conventional petroleum-based membrane materials. It surveys recent advances in cellulose acetate membranes and composites for water purification, focusing on their design, functionalization, and application in the removal of heavy metals, pharmaceutical contaminants, dyes, salts, and other pollutants from water streams.

This article explores how foaming can enhance the sustainability performance of cellulose acetate by creating lightweight, porous cellulose diacetate (CDA) materials that use less material while degrading more rapidly in marine environments.

This review examines the growing effort to replace microplastics in cosmetic formulations with more sustainable materials, focusing on the environmental, health, and regulatory drivers behind this transition. Within this context, cellulose and cellulose-derived materials, including cellulose acetate, are presented as promising alternatives to conventional plastic microbeads used in skincare, haircare, and make-up products.

This article examines how environmental persistence can be incorporated into the design of plastic products and explores why the time a material remains in the environment should be considered alongside traditional sustainability metrics such as cost, greenhouse gas emissions, and resource use.

This article explores the development of a novel cellulose acetate-based hybrid membrane designed for blood purification applications such as hemodialysis. By combining cellulose acetate with silica and amine-functionalized silica through an innovative phase inversion and sol-gel process, the study aims to improve membrane performance while maintaining the inherent advantages of cellulose acetate.

This article investigates the development of cellulose acetate nanoparticles as environmentally compatible materials for agricultural and biotechnological applications. The authors describe a simple, low-cost preparation method based on emulsification and solvent evaporation, producing spherical cellulose acetate nanoparticles with diameters of approximately 200 nm.

This review examines the growing role of cellulose-based fibers in the transition toward more sustainable textiles. It provides an overview of cellulose as a renewable raw material and discusses established and emerging technologies used to convert cellulose into textile fibers, including viscose, lyocell, cellulose acetate, ionic liquid-based processes, and solvent-free spinning approaches.