A novel active bionanocomposite film incorporating rosemary essential oil and nanoclay into chitosan
Artikel i vetenskaplig tidskrift, 2012

Montmorillonite (MMT) nanoclay and rosemary essential oil (REO) were incorporated into chitosan film to improve its physical and mechanical properties as well as antimicrobial and antioxidant behavior. The MMT weight percent relative to chitosan was varied from 1 to 5 and was activated by three REO levels (0.5%, 1%, and 1.5% v/v), and their impact on physical, mechanical, and barrier properties of the chitosan films was investigated. Total phenolic and antimicrobial activity were also evaluated. Microstructure of chitosan/MMT–REO nanocomposites was characterized through X-ray diffraction (XRD) and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR). The results showed that incorporating MMT and REO into chitosan improves water gain, water vapor permeability, and solubility of the chitosan film by more than 50%. It was also shown that the combined effect of clay and REO improves significantly the tensile strength and elongation of chitosan (p < 0.05). The XRD and FTIR results confirmed that the improvements are related to the MMT exfoliation and good interaction between chitosan and MMT in the presence of REO. Antimicrobial properties of the films also improved by REO incorporation in 1.5% v/v.

Food packaging

Rosemary essential oil

Bionanocomposite

Chitosan

Montmorillonite

Författare

Mehdi Abdollahi

Tarbiat Modares University

Mashoud Rezaei

Tarbiat Modares University

Ali Farzi

Hakim Sabzevari University

Journal of Food Engineering

0260-8774 (ISSN)

Vol. 111 2 343-350

Ämneskategorier

Annan maskinteknik

Fysikalisk kemi

Livsmedelsteknik

DOI

10.1016/j.jfoodeng.2012.02.012

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