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Natural Anti-oxidants for Bio-polymeric Materials
DintchevaRossella Arrigosubject
chemistry.chemical_classificationMaterials scienceStarchFlavonoidNanotechnologyPolymerMicrobiologychemistry.chemical_compoundchemistryChemical engineeringOpen access publishingnatural anti-oxidant bio-polymersPhotodegradationQuercetinStabilizer (chemistry)description
In this work, three different bio-polymers, i.e. a commercial starch-based polymer (Mater-Bi®) a bio-polyester (PLA), and a bio-polyether (PEO) were additivated with quercetin, a natural flavonoid antioxidants, in order to formulate biobased films for eco-sustainable packaging and outdoor applications. The photo-oxidation behavior of unstabilized and quercetin stabilized films has been evaluated and compared with that of films additivated with a commercial synthetic light stabilizer. Obtained results show that quercetin molecules are able to slow down the photodegradation rate of all investigated bio-polymeric films, opening new avenues in the formulation of fully renewable polymer-based systems.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-01-01 |