Journal
JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY
Volume 59, Issue 23, Pages 12384-12395Publisher
AMER CHEMICAL SOC
DOI: 10.1021/jf201119v
Keywords
nanocomposites; biodegradable; poly vinyl alcohol; starch; sodium montmorillonite
Funding
- National Research Initiative of the United States Department of Agriculture [20081503]
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Nanocomposites of starch, poly vinyl alcohol (PVOH), and sodium montmorillonite (Na+MMT) were produced by solution mixing and cast into films. Tensile strength (TS) and elongation at the break (E%) of the films ranged from 11.60 to 22.35 MPa and 28.93-211.40%, respectively, while water vapor permeability (WVP) ranged from 0.718 to 1.430 g.mm/kPa.h.m(2). In general, an increase in Na+MMT content (0-20%) enhanced TS and decreased E% and WVP. Use of higher molecular weight PVOH increased both TS and E% and also decreased WVP. Mechanical properties were negatively affected, but water vapor barrier properties improved with increasing starch content (0-80%). X-ray diffraction and transmission electron microscopy were used to analyze the nanostructure, and molecular conformations and interactions in the multicomponent nanocomposites were inferred from glass transition behavior. Interactions between starch and PVOH were strongest, followed by polymer/clay interactions. On the basis of this insight, a conceptual model was presented to explain the phenomena of intercalation and exfoliation in the starch/PVOH/Na+MMT nanocomposites.
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