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ArticleMaterials (Basel, Switzerland)2018

Bacteriostatic Effect of a Calcined Waste Clamshell-Activated Plastic Film for Food Packaging.

Chien-Ya Kao, Yen-Chieh Huang, Sheng-Yi Chiu, Ko-Liang Kuo, Pai-An Hwang

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Article in Materials (Basel, Switzerland), 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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2 citing papers in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Chien-Ya KaoAgricultural Technology Research Institute, Hsinchu 30093, Taiwan. 9629505.bce96g@g2.nctu.edu.tw.
Yen-Chieh HuangDepartment of Bioscience and Biotechnology, National Taiwan Ocean University, Keelung 20224, Taiwan. ja1592ck@gmail.com.
Sheng-Yi ChiuWater Technology Division, Material and Chemical Research Laboratories, Industrial Technology Research Institute, Hsinchu 31057, Taiwan. sy1012@itri.org.tw.ORCID 0000-0001-9394-5983
Ko-Liang KuoSeafood Technology Division, Fisheries Research Institute, Council of Agriculture, Keelung 20246, Taiwan. klkuo@mail.tfrin.gov.tw.
Pai-An HwangDepartment of Bioscience and Biotechnology, National Taiwan Ocean University, Keelung 20224, Taiwan. amperehwang@gmail.com.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The addition of calcined waste clamshells (CCS) into polyethylene (PE) plastic bags imparts antibacterial properties due to the presence of CaO. In this study, different proportions of calcined waste clamshells were added to PE to explore its bacteriostatic effects. The PE plastic bags with 9% and 11% of CCS exhibited antibacterial efficacy. Further, total aerobic viable count (TVC) values for raw fish fillet packaging in 9% and 11% CCS-PE plastic bags for five days were similar to the 0% CCS-PE plastic bag group after three days of incubation. In addition, the CCS-PE plastic bag demonstrated stability against solvents when examined using the metal migration test under heptane, ethanol, and acetic acid treatments. The results revealed that the CCS-PE bag retains its CaO bacteriostatic efficacy and that the addition of CCS powder to PE prolongs the shelf life of raw fish fillets, as well as mitigating safety concerns from metal leakage.

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antibacterialbacteriostatic effectbiological waste treatmentcalcined waste clamshells

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PMID30087238
PMCPMC6119891

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