Oxygen barrier properties of organic montmorillonite modified polyamide 11/Poly (vinyl alcohol) films

2020 ◽  
Vol 32 (1) ◽  
pp. 165-172
Author(s):  
Dan‐dan Dai ◽  
Ya‐qiong Huang ◽  
Lei Sun ◽  
Jen‐taut Yeh
Polymers ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (10) ◽  
pp. 1054 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xunjun Chen ◽  
Shufang Wu ◽  
Minghao Yi ◽  
Jianfang Ge ◽  
Guoqiang Yin ◽  
...  

Blend films of feather keratin (FK) and synthetic poly(vinyl alcohol) (PVA) that were compatibilized by tris(hydroxymethyl)aminomethane (Tris) were successfully prepared by a solution-casting method. The scanning electron microscopy (SEM) results showed that a phase separation occurred in the FK/PVA/Tris blended system. Analysis by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy indicated that the main interactions between the three components were hydrogen bonds. In addition, X-ray diffraction analysis showed that the FK/PVA/Tris blend films were partially crystalline. The barrier properties, mechanical properties, and contact angles of the FK/PVA/Tris films were investigated to determine the effects of the PVA and Tris concentrations. More specifically, upon increasing the PVA content, the elongation at break, the hydrophilicity, and the oxygen barrier properties were enhanced. However, at a constant PVA content, an increase in the Tris content caused the oxygen permeability and the contact angle to decrease, while the tensile strength, elongation at break, and oxygen barrier properties were enhanced. These results indicated that the mechanical properties and gas resistance of the FK/PVA/Tris blend films could be successfully improved using the method described herein, confirming that this route provided a convenient and promising means to prepare FK plastics for practical applications.


2018 ◽  
Vol 25 (9) ◽  
Author(s):  
Hong-bo Li ◽  
Jia-wei Wu ◽  
Ya-qiong Huang ◽  
James Runt ◽  
C. M. Huang ◽  
...  

2019 ◽  
Vol 137 (15) ◽  
pp. 48562 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ya‐qiong Huang ◽  
Dan‐dan Dai ◽  
Hong‐bo Li ◽  
Lei Sun ◽  
James Runt ◽  
...  

2021 ◽  
Vol 0 (0) ◽  
Author(s):  
Bedriye Ucpinar Durmaz ◽  
Ayse Aytac

Abstract Bio-based films containing poly (vinyl alcohol)/casein have poor mechanical and water vapor barrier properties that limit their use in packaging application. Some properties such as water resistance and tensile strength can be increased by the cross-linking process. For this reason, poly(vinyl alcohol)/sodium caseinate (PVA/SC) blends were crosslinked by adding glutaraldehyde (GLA) and glyoxal (GL) at different ratios in this work. The films were prepared by solution casting technique. Fourier transform infrared analysis (FTIR) confirmed the crosslinking reaction between the components. As a result of the crosslinking, the thicknesses, water vapor barrier properties and water contact angle values of the films have increased. The total soluble matters (TSM) of PVA/SC film decreased with increasing amounts of crosslinkers and GLA crosslinked films exhibited lower TSM. The addition of GLA and GL resulted in more strengthened films as verified by the tensile test. On the other hand, GLA crosslinked films were more flexible than un-crosslinked and GL crosslinked PVA/SC films. The hydrophilic PVA/SC film became more hydrophobic with the increasing amounts of crosslinkers. With the crosslinking, the PVA/SC film became more thermally stable. In conclusion, the crosslinked PVA/SC films were obtained with suitable properties for packaging applications.


2015 ◽  
Vol 15 (10) ◽  
pp. 8348-8352 ◽  
Author(s):  
Min Eui Lee ◽  
Hyoung-Joon Jin

Poly(vinyl alcohol) (PVA) composites containing graphene oxide (GO) functionalized with PVA were synthesized via the esterification of the carboxylic groups of GO. The presence of PVA-grafted GO (PVA-g-GO) in the PVA matrix induced strong interactions between the chains of the PVA matrix and allowed the PVA-g-GO to be uniformly dispersed throughout the matrix. The grafting of PVA to GO increased the gas barrier properties of the GO/PVA composites because of the increased compatibility between GO and PVA. The PVA-g-GO/PVA composites were used to coat the surface of poly(ethylene terephthalate) films. These coated films exhibited excellent gas barrier properties; the film containing 0.3 wt% of PVA-g-GO had an oxygen transmission rate (OTR) of 0.025 cc/(m2 · day) and an optical transmittance of 83.8%. As a result, PVA-g-GO/PVA composites that exhibited enhanced gas barrier properties were prepared with a solution mixing method.


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