Nanocomposite Films of Babassu Coconut Mesocarp and Green ZnO Nanoparticles for Application in Antimicrobial Food Packaging
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Materials
2.2. Preparation of Nanocomposite Films
2.3. Characterization of Nanocomposite Films
2.3.1. Instrumental Color Analysis
2.3.2. Film Thickness
2.3.3. Optical Properties
2.3.4. Fourier-Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR)
2.3.5. X-ray Diffraction (XRD)
2.3.6. Thermogravimetric Analysis (TGA)
2.3.7. Water Vapor Permeability (WVP)
2.3.8. Mechanical Properties
2.3.9. Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM)
2.4. Antimicrobial Effect of Nanocomposite Films on Cooked Turkey Ham Samples
2.5. Statistical Analysis
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Instrumental Color Analysis and Optical Properties
3.2. FTIR and XRD Analysis
3.3. TGA Analysis
3.4. WVP
3.5. Mechanical Properties
3.6. Morphological Analysis by SEM
3.7. Antimicrobial Effect of Nanocomposite Films on Cooked Turkey Ham Samples
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Samples | Instrumental Color Parameters | Opacity | ||||
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L* | a* | b* | C* | h° | ||
BM | 56.61 ± 0.58 | 15.58 ± 0.08 | 39.90 ± 0.03 | 42.84 ± 0.06 | 68.67 ± 0.08 | 10.62 ± 0.02 |
BM/ZnO-0.1 | 41.32 ± 0.69 | 24.03 ± 0.08 | 35.41 ± 0.91 | 42.79 ± 0.80 | 55.83 ± 0.60 | 18.65 ± 0.04 |
BM/ZnO-0.5 | 40.08 ± 0.65 | 20.38 ± 0.07 | 29.76 ± 0.75 | 36.07 ± 0.67 | 55.58 ± 0.58 | 21.52 ± 0.01 |
BM/ZnO-1.0 | 33.77 ± 0.98 | 12.29 ± 0.16 | 21.51 ± 1.13 | 24.77 ± 1.06 | 60.22 ± 0.98 | 12.01 ± 0.02 |
Treatments | 0D | 2D | 6D | 7D |
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C | 4.93 ± 0.15 Aa | 4.85 ± 0.02 Aa | 4.68 ± 0.02 Aa | 4.58 ± 0.04 Aa |
BM | 4.91 ± 0.14 Aa | 4.89 ± 0.16 Aa | 4.15 ± 0.06 Bb | 4.18 ± 0.03 Bb |
BM/ZnO-0.5 | 4.90 ± 0.01 Aa | 4.60 ± 0.15 Aa | 3.64 ± 0.08 Cb | 3.84 ± 0.20 Bb |
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Mirres, A.C.d.M.; Vieira, I.R.S.; Tessaro, L.; da Silva, B.D.; de Andrade, J.C.; da Silva, A.A.; Carvalho, N.M.F.; de Sousa, A.M.F.; Conte-Junior, C.A. Nanocomposite Films of Babassu Coconut Mesocarp and Green ZnO Nanoparticles for Application in Antimicrobial Food Packaging. Foods 2024, 13, 1895. https://doi.org/10.3390/foods13121895
Mirres ACdM, Vieira IRS, Tessaro L, da Silva BD, de Andrade JC, da Silva AA, Carvalho NMF, de Sousa AMF, Conte-Junior CA. Nanocomposite Films of Babassu Coconut Mesocarp and Green ZnO Nanoparticles for Application in Antimicrobial Food Packaging. Foods. 2024; 13(12):1895. https://doi.org/10.3390/foods13121895
Chicago/Turabian StyleMirres, Ana Carolina de Morais, Italo Rennan Sousa Vieira, Leticia Tessaro, Bruno Dutra da Silva, Jelmir Craveiro de Andrade, Arianne Aparecida da Silva, Nakédia M. F. Carvalho, Ana Maria Furtado de Sousa, and Carlos Adam Conte-Junior. 2024. "Nanocomposite Films of Babassu Coconut Mesocarp and Green ZnO Nanoparticles for Application in Antimicrobial Food Packaging" Foods 13, no. 12: 1895. https://doi.org/10.3390/foods13121895