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JOURNAL OF NANOMATERIALS
卷 2017, 期 -, 页码 -出版社
HINDAWI LTD
DOI: 10.1155/2017/6039192
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- European Union's Horizon research and innovation programme [686116]
- Fraunhofer IVV
- German Research Foundation (DFG)
- Technische Universitat Munchen
Whey protein based films have received considerable attention to be used for environment friendly packaging applications. However, such biopolymers are prevented for use in commercial packaging due to their limited mechanical and barrier performance. The addition of nanofillers is a common method to overcome those drawbacks of biopolymers. Whey protein isolate (WPI) based nanocomposite cast films and coatings were produced using montmorillonite and vermiculite clay as nanofiller in different concentrations. Uniformdistribution of filler within the polymericmatrix was confirmed by scanning electron microscopy. Mechanical properties such as tensile strength as well as Young's modulus were increased after increasing the filler content, while elongation at break values decreased. All samples showed weak barrier potential against water vapor. Nanoclay incorporation, however, reduced water vapor transmission rates by approximately 50%. The oxygen barrier performance was improved for all nanocomposites. Results also indicated proportionality with the filler ratio according to applied models. The highest barrier improvement factors (BIF) were greater than five for the cast films and even greater than sixteen for the coatings. Developed WPIbased composites depicted nanoenhanced material properties representing a promising alternative to fossil-based packaging films.
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