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PACKAGING TECHNOLOGY AND SCIENCE
卷 28, 期 2, 页码 113-121出版社
WILEY-BLACKWELL
DOI: 10.1002/pts.2093
关键词
active packaging; oxygen scavengers; LDPE; thermoplastics; polymers
资金
- Colciencias
- Universidad de los Andes
An active thermoplastic film made of low-density polyethylene (LDPE) filled with oxygen scavengers made of powdered activated carbon (PAC) impregnated with sodium erythorbate (SE) was developed for packaging applications. Initial tests indicated that the impregnation of PAC with SE enhanced the heat resistance of SE, thereby allowing processing at temperatures typical of LDPE manufacturing. Subsequently, LDPE films with PAC/SE particles were manufactured in coupons that represented a typical juice package, and experiments indicated that these films absorbed 3.57mg of oxygen in 11days. This amount corresponded to 80% the concentration of oxygen in the headspace of the package. Furthermore, findings indicated that active particles alone have 10 times higher oxygen absorption capacity than the active LDPE film. Finally, the physical properties of the film were characterized by microscopy where oxygen scavengers showed a good dispersion within the matrix. However, 20wt.% of these active particles decreased tensile strength of the film by 53%. Copyright (c) 2014 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
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