Totally and Partially Biodegradable Polymer Blends Based on Natural and Synthetic Macromolecules: Preparation, Physical Properties, and Potential as Food Packaging Materials

1999 ◽  
Vol 39 (2) ◽  
pp. 205-271 ◽  
Author(s):  
IOANNIS S. ARVANITOYANNIS
Keyword(s):  
Physical Properties ◽  
Polymer Blends ◽  
Biodegradable Polymer ◽  
Food Packaging ◽  
Packaging Materials ◽  
Food Packaging Materials ◽  
Synthetic Macromolecules ◽  
Natural And Synthetic

scholarly journals A Review of the Applications and Biodegradation of Polyhy-droxyalkanoates and Poly(lactic acid) and Its Composites

Polymers ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (10) ◽  
pp. 1544
Author(s):  
Jet Yin Boey ◽  
Lydia Mohamad ◽  
Yong Sen Khok ◽  
Guan Seng Tay ◽  
Siti Baidurah
Keyword(s):  
Food Packaging ◽  
Synthesis Process ◽  
Poly Lactic Acid ◽  
Packaging Materials ◽  
The Past ◽  
Food Packaging Materials ◽  
Potential Alternative ◽  
Negative Impacts ◽  
Available Information ◽  
Potential Food

Overconsumption of plastic goods and improper handling of petroleum-derived plastic waste have brought a plethora of negative impacts to the environment, ecosystem and human health due to its recalcitrance to degradation. These drawbacks become the main driving force behind finding biopolymers with the degradable properties. With the advancement in biopolymer research, polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA) and poly(lacyic acid) (PLA) and its composites have been alluded to as a potential alternative to replace the petrochemical counterpart. This review highlights the current synthesis process and application of PHAs and PLA and its composites for food packaging materials and coatings. These biopolymers can be further ameliorated to enhance their applicability and are discussed by including the current commercially available packaging products. Factors influencing biodegradation are outlined in the latter part of this review. The main aim of this review article is to organize the scattered available information on various aspects of PHAs and PLA, and its composites for packaging application purposes. It is evident from a literature survey of about 140 recently published papers from the past 15 years that PLA and PHA show excellent physical properties as potential food packaging materials.

Regulations for Food Packaging Materials

2021 ◽  
pp. 467-494
Author(s):  
R.A Ilyas ◽  
S.M Sapuan ◽  
L.N. Megashah ◽  
Rushdan. Ibrahim ◽  
M.S.N. Atikah ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Food Packaging ◽  
Packaging Materials ◽  
Food Packaging Materials

Cutin‐Inspired Polymers and Plant Cuticle‐like Composites as Sustainable Food Packaging Materials

2021 ◽  
pp. 161-198
Author(s):  
Susana Guzmán‐Puyol ◽  
Antonio Heredia ◽  
José A. Heredia‐Guerrero ◽  
José J. Benítez
Keyword(s):  
Food Packaging ◽  
Plant Cuticle ◽  
Packaging Materials ◽  
Sustainable Food ◽  
Food Packaging Materials

Detection of 20 Phthalate Esters in Different Kinds of Food Packaging Materials by GC-MS/MS with Five Internal Standards

2019 ◽  
Vol 102 (1) ◽  
pp. 255-261 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ji-cai Fan ◽  
Quan Jin ◽  
Hua-li He ◽  
Ren Ren ◽  
Shu-ting Wang
Keyword(s):  
Food Packaging ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Phthalate Esters ◽  
Correlation Coefficients ◽  
Packaging Materials ◽  
Purification Step ◽  
Internal Standards ◽  
Extraction Solvent ◽  
Food Packaging Materials ◽  
Relative Standard

Abstract Background: Phthalate esters (PAEs) are a group of chemical compounds widely used as plasticizers to increase the flexibility of plastics that are used in the manufacturing of kitchen utensils and food containers. Objective: In this study, a simple, rapid, and sensitive method for the determination of 20 PAEs in different kinds of food packaging materials has been developed. Methods: Samples injected with five internal standards were extracted with acetonitrile saturated with n-hexane and then detected by GC-MS/MS without a purification step. Results: The standard calibration curves were linear for all analytes over the concentration range of 5–500 μg/L, and the correlation coefficients ranged from 0.9913 to 0.9999. The LODs and LOQs were in the ranges of 1.7–62.5 and 5.5–208.3 μg/kg, respectively. The accuracy of this method was evaluated by measuring the recovery from spiked samples. The recoveries of all 20 phthalates from samples spiked at three different concentrations were measured, and the recovery was in the range of 82.1–110.8% and the relative standard deviation range of recovery result (n = 6) was 0.3–9.7%. Conclusions: The method presented here is simple, rapid, and sensitive and can be applied to large-scale detection of PAEs in plastic materials. Highlights: Instead of only one solvent, acetonitrile saturated with n-hexane was used as the extraction solvent. Samples were pretreated without a purification step. Five internal standards were used for quantitative determination.

Synthesis of thermally protective PET–PEG multiblock copolymers as food packaging materials

2021 ◽  
pp. 096739112110456
Author(s):  
Tuğba Güngör Ertuğral ◽  
Cemil Alkan
Keyword(s):  
Ethylene Glycol ◽  
Phase Change ◽  
Food Packaging ◽  
Phase Change Materials ◽  
Thermal Protection ◽  
Packaging Materials ◽  
Multiblock Copolymers ◽  
Food Packaging Materials ◽  
Poly Ethylene

One of the storage conditions affecting quality of food stuffs due to short shelf life is temperature. Thermal insulation can be achieved by adding phase change materials (PCMs) to packaging materials. PCMs store and release latent heat of phase change during melting and crystallization operations, respectively. Thus, they can provide thermal protection for packaged foods. The aim of this study is to prepare new food packaging materials poly (ethylene terephthalate)–poly (ethylene glycol) (PET–PEG) multiblock copolymers as solid–solid phase change materials (SSPCM) as potential food packaging materials with thermal energy storage (TES) property. Polyesterification was carried out with PEG at different average molecular weights (1000, 4000 and 10,000 g/mol), ethylene glycol (EG) and terephthaloyl chloride (TPC). Synthesized PET–PEG multiblock copolymers were characterized using Fourier transform infrared (FT-IR) spectroscopy and differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) methods. The crystal structures of PET–PEG multiblock copolymers were characterized by polarized optical microscopy (POM) and their surface properties were determined by performing contact angle tests. TES capacity of the PET–PEG multiblock copolymers was found in range of 26.1–150.5 J/g. Consequently, this study demonstrates the potential of PET–PEG multiblock copolymers suitable for effective thermal preservation in packaging material applications to maintain the quality of packaged food stuffs.

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