Enhancement of Gas Barrier Properties and Durability of Poly(butylene succinate-co-butylene adipate)-Based Nanocomposites for Food Packaging Applications
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Materials and Composites Preparation
2.2. Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM)
2.3. Thermogravimetric Analysis (TGA)
2.4. Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC)
2.5. Tensile and Tear Tests
2.6. Rheology
2.7. Infrared Spectroscopy
2.8. Gas Barrier Properties
2.8.1. Water Vapor Transmission Rate
2.8.2. Oxygen Transmission Rate
2.9. UV–VIS Spectroscopy
2.10. Accelerated Photoaging
2.11. Natural Weathering
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Initial Characterization of PBSA and PBSA-LDH Nanocomposite Films
3.1.1. Microscopy of Films
3.1.2. Thermal Properties
3.1.3. Infrared Spectroscopy
3.1.4. Mechanical Properties
3.1.5. Rheological Properties
3.1.6. Barrier Properties
3.1.7. ®UV–VIS Spectroscopy
3.2. Photo-Durability of PBSA and PBSA Nanocomposites
4. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Film | Tm, °C | ∆Hm, J g−1 | Tc, °C | Xc, % |
---|---|---|---|---|
PBSA | 89.1 | 42.4 | 56.0 | 36.3 |
PBSA 2 wt% LDH | 88.9 | 41.3 | 55.1 | 36.1 |
PBSA 5 wt% LDH | 88.1 | 37.3 | 50.8 | 33.6 |
PBSA 8 wt% LDH | 87.7 | 34.9 | 49.8 | 32.5 |
Film | Tensile Modulus, MPa | Stress at Break, MPa | Strain at Break, % | Tensile Modulus, MPa | Stress at Break, MPa | Strain at Break, % |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Machine Direction | Transverse Direction | |||||
PBSA | 172 ± 26 | 20.0 ± 0.8 | 520 ± 16 | 187 ± 54 | 21.9 ± 3.4 | 561 ± 60 |
PBSA 2 wt% LDH | 255 ± 24 | 24.8 ± 2.5 | 19.4 ± 1.2 | 254 ± 7 | 24.1 ± 0.6 | 17.5 ± 1.0 |
PBSA 5 wt% LDH | 335 ± 6 | 29.8 ± 0.5 | 18.4 ± 0.6 | 272 ± 8 | 24.4 ± 0.4 | 16.0 ± 1.6 |
PBSA 8 wt% LDH | 212 ± 13 | 19.0 ± 1.0 | 15.6 ± 1.5 | 242 ± 9 | 19.6 ± 1.7 | 13.5 ± 3.0 |
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Delorme, A.E.; Radusin, T.; Myllytie, P.; Verney, V.; Askanian, H. Enhancement of Gas Barrier Properties and Durability of Poly(butylene succinate-co-butylene adipate)-Based Nanocomposites for Food Packaging Applications. Nanomaterials 2022, 12, 978. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano12060978
Delorme AE, Radusin T, Myllytie P, Verney V, Askanian H. Enhancement of Gas Barrier Properties and Durability of Poly(butylene succinate-co-butylene adipate)-Based Nanocomposites for Food Packaging Applications. Nanomaterials. 2022; 12(6):978. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano12060978
Chicago/Turabian StyleDelorme, Astrid E., Tanja Radusin, Petri Myllytie, Vincent Verney, and Haroutioun Askanian. 2022. "Enhancement of Gas Barrier Properties and Durability of Poly(butylene succinate-co-butylene adipate)-Based Nanocomposites for Food Packaging Applications" Nanomaterials 12, no. 6: 978. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano12060978