Reinforcement of Refined and Semi-Refined Carrageenan Film with Nanocellulose.

ABSTRACT: Carrageenans obtained from seaweeds can be processed into films for a range of applications including food packaging. The level of carrageenan refinement during extraction can influence the key properties, with semi-refined carrageenan (SRC) containing more impurities than the more refined carrageenan (RC). Further refinement steps, however, result in higher costs associated with the production of RC. In order to obtain a lower cost and more ecofriendly, bio-based material for food packaging applications, SRC was used in this investigation to produce a thin film reinforced with nanocellulose fibrils (NCF). Films derived from RC containing NCF were also investigated with water sensitivity and physico-mechanical and thermal properties among the properties tested. Levels of NCF were varied fr

SUBMITTER: Sedayu BB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7285119 | biostudies-literature | 2020 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature