ECO DESIGN AS DRIVER OF INNOVATION - CHALLENGES AND TRENDS
Eco design involves creating products with minimal environmental impact throughout their entire life cycle. This approach integrates sustainability principles into the design, production, and disposal processes. By integrating of eco design principles, companies can significantly reduce its environmental footprint, promote sustainability, and...
By Nevena Vukić, Dejan Kojić, Ljubica Janjetović
OPTIMISATION OF THE APPLICATIVE PROPERTIES OF BIODEGRADABLE CELLULOSE ACETATE-BASED FILMS USING THE PRINCIPLES OF GREEN CHEMISTRY
There is a growing interest in the use of biopolymers for obtaining biodegradable packaging with the addition of green components. The aim of this paper is to develop films based on cellulose acetate and polycaprolactone-diol intended for active packaging by adding biocompatible plasticizers. The films were obtained by solution casting method...
By Tamara Erceg, Nevena Vukić, Vesna Teofilović, Sebastian Baloš, Alena Stupar, Olja Šovljanski, Slavica Porobić
SWELLING KINETICS OF ENERGY EFFICIENTLY SYNTHESIZED HYDROGELS INTENDED FOR HYGIENE PRODUCTS
Environmental threats such as pollution, climate change, depletion of fossil fuels reserves has imposed an urgent need to take action in looking for sustainable solutions. One of the items of environmental protection is energy saving, which is especially important in manufacturing of widespread use materials such as acrylate superabsorbents. ...
By Tamara Erceg, Suzana Cakić, Vesna Teofilović, Nevena Vukić, Jelena Tanasić, Ivan Ristić