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POLYMER-PLASTICS TECHNOLOGY AND ENGINEERING
Volume 51, Issue 12, Pages 1282-1287Publisher
TAYLOR & FRANCIS INC
DOI: 10.1080/03602559.2012.700542
Keywords
Bionanocomposite; Oxygen permeability; Soy protein; Thermal resistance
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- Department of Science and Technology, Government of India [DST/SERC/FTP/130/2006]
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Soy protein-based bionanocomposites were prepared via solution intercalation with incorporation of the organoclay of different concentrations. The composites were characterized through UV-Visible and Fourier Transform Infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy, X-ray Diffraction (XRD) and Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM). Thermal resistance of the materials was assessed by thermogravimetric analysis (TGA). The results showed a significant improvement in thermal resistance and glass transition temperature of the bionanocomposites with increase in clay content. The results of oxygen permeability of the nanocomposite films showed a substantial improvement in oxygen barrier property upon clay loading, which could enable the nanocomposites suitable as packaging materials.
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