Films of novel PP based nanomaterials for food packaging

In order to design new antimicrobial nanocomposites with properties for food packaging application, researchers at Sakarya University in Turkey prepared films of polypropylene random copolymer (PPR), PPR/Poly-β-pinene (PβP), PPR/clay and PPR/PβP/clay. Properties and thermal stability of the films were determined.
The addition of clay and PβP increased the thermal stability and the tensile mechanical properties of PPR and reduced the oxygen transmission rate and the water vapor transmission rate. Films containing PβP provided a reduction of the test microorganisms of 24% comparing to the control film. An article about the research is published in Packaging Technology and Science.
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