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1.4 CHEMICAL SCIENCES
Abstract
Active natural antibacterial blend of poly(lactide) - poly(butylene adipate-co-terephthalate) (PLA-PBAT) incorporated with ferulic acid was formed by solvent casting method. The influences of FA on the structural, colour, optical, thermostability and antibacterial efficiency of PLA-PBAT blend films were studied. On the incorporation of the FA, the thickness of the film was increased by 1.5–10 %. The tensile strength (TS) of the FA incorporated blend film increased to a value of 10.78 MPa at 10 wt% as compared to the control film which has 5.42 MPa. The temperature of degradation of the film increases as the FA content increases in the film. Antibacterial activity has been observed to increase due to the inclusion of the phenolic compound in the composite film against Listeria monocytogenes and Escherichia coli. The composite film has a potential application as an active food packaging due to its antibacterial and UV-light barrier properties.
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fpsl.2020.100491
Recommended Citation
Jaiswal, A.K. et al. (2020) Ferulic Acid Incorporated Active Films Based on Poly(lactide) /Poly(butylene Adipate-co-Terephthalate) Blend for Food Packaging, Food Packaging & Shelf Life, Volume 24, June 2020, 100491 doi: 10.1016/j.fpsl.2020.100491
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Food Packaging & Shelf Life
Volume 24, June 2020, 100491