6533b7ddfe1ef96bd1274907

RESEARCH PRODUCT

Safely Dissolvable and Healable Active Packaging Films Based on Alginate and Pectin

Pooria PasbakhshHosnieh YousefiSui Mae LeeAtefeh SoloukMaziyar MakaremiGiuseppe CavallaroCalvin Bok Sun GohGiuseppe Lazzara

subject

Materials sciencefood.ingredientPolymers and PlasticsPectinActive packagingEnvironmental pollution02 engineering and technologyArticlelcsh:QD241-4410404 agricultural biotechnologyfoodlcsh:Organic chemistryUltimate tensile strengthalginateThermal stabilityThermal analysisDegradable filmpectinbiocompositesdegradable films04 agricultural and veterinary sciencesGeneral Chemistry021001 nanoscience & nanotechnology040401 food scienceFood packagingChemical engineeringBiocomposite0210 nano-technologyBiocompositefood packaging

description

Extensive usage of long-lasting petroleum based plastics for short-lived application such as packaging has raised concerns regarding their role in environmental pollution. In this research, we have developed active, healable, and safely dissolvable alginate-pectin based biocomposites that have potential applications in food packaging. The morphological study revealed the rough surface of these biocomposite films. Tensile properties indicated that the fabricated samples have mechanical properties in the range of commercially available packaging films while possessing excellent healing efficiency. Biocomposite films exhibited higher hydrophobicity properties compared to neat alginate films. Thermal analysis indicated that crosslinked biocomposite samples possess higher thermal stability in temperatures below 120 &deg

yearjournalcountryeditionlanguage
2019-09-29Polymers
10.3390/polym11101594http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC6836245