{"database":"biostudies-literature","file_versions":[],"scores":null,"additional":{"submitter":["Russo N"],"funding":["CNR-MHESR 2023/2024","MISE"],"pagination":["420"],"full_dataset_link":["https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC11767372"],"repository":["biostudies-literature"],"omics_type":["Unknown"],"volume":["30(2)"],"pubmed_abstract":["To obtain sustainable food packaging materials, alternatives to traditional ones must be researched. In this work, two different kinds of zeolites, i.e., a natural one, Clinoptilolite, and a synthetic one, Zeolite Na-X, were mixed with thermoplastic polyurethane for the fabrication of composites. Composite films were prepared via a hot mixing stage and then by means of a hot compression molding process. Several TPU/zeolite composites were produced with a filler concentration ranging from 5% to 10%wt. Finally, the obtained films were characterized by Fourier Transform Spectroscopy (FT-IR, ATR), thermal analysis (TGA and DSC), frequency sweep test, scanning electron microscopy (SEM), mechanical tensile test and oxygen permeability test. For both fillers and at all concentrations, the inclusi"],"journal":["Molecules (Basel, Switzerland)"],"pubmed_title":["The Effect of Zeolite Na-X and Clinoptilolite as Functional Fillers on the Mechanical, Thermal and Barrier Properties of Thermoplastic Polyurethane."],"pmcid":["PMC11767372"],"funding_grant_id":["Prog n. F/310179/03/X56 - CUP: B89J23001620005","Prt.n° 0021419-2022- Bilateral Project CUP B63C22002420005"],"pubmed_authors":["Oliviero M","Recupido F","Russo N","Verdolotti L","Liguori B","Lama GC"],"additional_accession":[]},"is_claimable":false,"name":"The Effect of Zeolite Na-X and Clinoptilolite as Functional Fillers on the Mechanical, Thermal and Barrier Properties of Thermoplastic Polyurethane.","description":"To obtain sustainable food packaging materials, alternatives to traditional ones must be researched. In this work, two different kinds of zeolites, i.e., a natural one, Clinoptilolite, and a synthetic one, Zeolite Na-X, were mixed with thermoplastic polyurethane for the fabrication of composites. Composite films were prepared via a hot mixing stage and then by means of a hot compression molding process. Several TPU/zeolite composites were produced with a filler concentration ranging from 5% to 10%wt. Finally, the obtained films were characterized by Fourier Transform Spectroscopy (FT-IR, ATR), thermal analysis (TGA and DSC), frequency sweep test, scanning electron microscopy (SEM), mechanical tensile test and oxygen permeability test. For both fillers and at all concentrations, the inclusi","dates":{"release":"2025-01-01T00:00:00Z","publication":"2025 Jan","modification":"2025-04-05T09:32:58.026Z","creation":"2025-04-05T09:32:58.026Z"},"accession":"S-EPMC11767372","cross_references":{"pubmed":["39860289"],"doi":["10.3390/molecules30020420"]}}