Treatments of protein for biopolymer production in view of processability and physical properties: A review

The development of bio‐based polymers from proteins has gained attention for their large availability and renewable and biodegradable nature. However, protein‐based plastics have limited commercial applications because of several drawbacks, such as poor processability, brittleness, moisture sensitivity, and inferior mechanical and thermal properties. Extensive studies have been conducted to solve or ameliorate these issues by pretreatment or …