**Author details**

*Renewable and Sustainable Composites*

**Abbreviations**

production cost and pollutions within the environment.

PET polyethylene terephthalate

PBAT polybutylene adipate terephthalate

TEM transmission electron microscopy SEM scanning electron microscopy

PBSA polybutylene succinate adipate

AAC aliphatic-aromatic copolyesters PBAT polybutylene adipate terephthalate PTMAT polymethylene adipate/terephthalate

PVA polyvinyl alcohol PP polypropylene PE polyethylene PS polystyrene PLA polylactic acid PVC polyvinyl chloride TPS thermoplastic starch PCL polycaprolactone

PHB polyhydroxybutyrate PHA polyhydroxyalkanoates PHH polyhydroxyhexanoate PHV polyhydroxyvalerate EVA ethylene-vinyl acetate PBS polybutylene succinate

PALF pineapple leaf fiber

XRD X-ray diffraction

TMS trimethylsilyl MFR melt flow rate

MA maleic anhydride PS potassium sorbate

LCA life cycle assessment

NBR nitrile-butadiene rubber LDPE low-density polyethylene

GO garlic oil

resources. In this regard, recent efforts were focused on the selection of biodegradable additives and matrices along with the optimization of their production procedures and processing parameters. Last but not least, the usage and development of sustainable and renewable resources not only can save our planet but also reduce

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Seyyed Alireza Hashemi1,2\*, Seyyed Mojtaba Mousavi1,2, Ali Mohammad Shakibafard1,2,3, Ghasem Shouli3 , Yousef Amrollahi4 and Aziz Babapoor5

1 Department of Medical Nanotechnology, School of Advanced Medical Sciences and Technologies, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran

2 Pharmaceutical Sciences Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran

3 Zagros Petrochemical co. Asalouyeh, Buahehr, Iran

4 Borj va Baru Fars Research Center, Fars Science and Technology Park, Shiraz, Iran

5 Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Mohaghegh Ardabili, Ardabil, Iran

\*Address all correspondence to: s.a.hashemi0@gmail.com

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