Journal
FOOD PACKAGING AND SHELF LIFE
Volume 16, Issue -, Pages 51-58Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.fpsl.2018.02.001
Keywords
Flavonoid; Food packing; Ageing; Stabilization; Quercetin
Categories
Funding
- National Centre for Research and Development (NCBR) [LIDER/32/0139/L-7/15/NCBR/2016]
Ask authors/readers for more resources
Quercetin was studied as an antioxidant and environmentally-friendly coloured indicator of ageing time in a Topas cyclo-olefin copolymer (ethylene-norbornene). Derivatives of flavonoids may be interesting alternatives to the use of hindered amines or other synthetic stabilizers. Our research shows that quercetin prolongs the oxidation induction time of the Topas copolymer and increases its thermo-oxidative stability and resistance to high-energy radiation (UVA, lambda = 340 nm). Topas composites containing quercetin have anti-fungal properties. Flavonoids are natural plant pigments that, when added to polymer materials significantly change the colour of the final product. Moreover, the colour of the material changes as a function of time and climatic factors. By examining the colour, one can determine the lifetime, e.g., packaging.
Authors
I am an author on this paper
Click your name to claim this paper and add it to your profile.
Reviews
Recommended
No Data Available