Films based on thermoplastic starch blended with pine resin derivatives for food packaging

Completely biobased and biodegradable thermoplastic starch (TPS) based materials with a tunable performance were prepared for food packaging applications. Five blends were prepared by blending TPS with 10 wt%. of different pine resins derivatives: gum rosin (GR), disproportionated gum rosin (RD), ma...

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Autores: Pavón, Cristina, Aldás, Miguel, Lopez, Juan, Hernández-Fernández, Joaquín, Arrieta, Marina Patricia
Tipo de documento: artigo
Estado:Versión aceptada para publicación
Data de publicação:2021
País:Colombia
Recursos:Corporación Universidad de la Costa
Repositório:Repositorio REDICUC
Idioma:inglês
OAI Identifier:oai:repositorio.cuc.edu.co:11323/8442
Acesso em linha:https://hdl.handle.net/11323/8442
https://doi.org/10.3390/foods10061171
https://repositorio.cuc.edu.co/
Access Level:Acceso aberto
Palavra-chave:bioplastic
thermoplastic starch
pine resin
gum rosin
disintegration
packaging
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Resumo:Completely biobased and biodegradable thermoplastic starch (TPS) based materials with a tunable performance were prepared for food packaging applications. Five blends were prepared by blending TPS with 10 wt%. of different pine resins derivatives: gum rosin (GR), disproportionated gum rosin (RD), maleic anhydride-modified gum rosin (CM), pentaerythritol ester of gum rosin (LF), and glycerol ester of gum rosin (UG). The materials were characterized in terms of thermo-mechanical behavior, surface wettability, color performance, water absorption, X-ray diffraction pattern, and disintegration under composting conditions. It was determined that pine resin derivatives increase the hydrophobicity of TPS and also increase the elastic component of TPS which stiffen the TPS structure. The water uptake study revealed that GR and LF were able to decrease the water absorption of TPS, while the rest of the resins kept the water uptake ability. X-ray diffraction analyses revealed that GR, CM, and RD restrain the aging of TPS after 24 months of aging. Finally, all TPS-resin blends were disintegrated under composting conditions during the thermophilic incubation period (90 days). Because of the TPS-resin blend’s performance, the prepared materials are suitable for biodegradable rigid food packaging applications.