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ReviewPolymers2025

Plant- and Animal-Derived Organic Waste as Fillers in Biodegradable Composites for Advanced Applications: A Comprehensive Overview.

Roberto Scaffaro, Francesco Paolo La Mantia, Giada Lo Re, Vincenzo Titone, Maria Clara Citarrella

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Review in Polymers, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Roberto ScaffaroDepartment of Engineering, University of Palermo, Viale delle Scienze, ed. 6, 90128 Palermo, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-4830-0374
Francesco Paolo La MantiaDepartment of Engineering, University of Palermo, Viale delle Scienze, ed. 6, 90128 Palermo, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-0452-0519
Giada Lo ReDepartment of Industrial and Materials Science, Chalmers University of Technology, Rännvägen 2A, 41258 Gothenburg, Sweden.ORCID 0000-0001-8840-1172
Vincenzo TitoneDepartment of Engineering, University of Palermo, Viale delle Scienze, ed. 6, 90128 Palermo, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-5034-3675
Maria Clara CitarrellaDepartment of Engineering, University of Palermo, Viale delle Scienze, ed. 6, 90128 Palermo, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-8627-5288

Funding

Ministero dell'università e della ricerca 20228WNZ2Z
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Biodegradable polymeric composites reinforced with natural fillers represent one of the most promising routes toward low-impact, circular, and resource-efficient materials. In recent years, a growing number of studies have focused on the valorization of plant- and animal-derived organic waste, ranging from agricultural residues and natural fibers to marine and livestock by-products. This review provides a comprehensive and comparative overview of these systems, analyzing the nature and origin of the waste-derived fillers, their pretreatments, processing strategies, and the resulting effects on mechanical, thermal, functional, and biodegradation properties. Particular attention is dedicated to the role of filler composition, morphology, and surface chemistry in governing interfacial adhesion and end-use performance across different polymeric matrices, including PLA, PCL, PBS, PHA, PHB, PBAT, and commercial blends such as Mater-Bi

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biodegradable biocompositescircular economygreen compositesnatural fillerssustainable materialswaste valorization

Identifiers

PMID41516807
PMCPMC12787451

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