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ArticleFood science & nutrition2020

In-situ extraction and impregnation of black walnut husk into polyethylene film using supercritical carbon dioxide with an ethanol modifier.

Jonathan E Wenzel, Veronica Moorman, Lihua Wang, Isaiah Spencer-Williams, Mitchell Hall, Cheryl S Samaniego, Michelle L Ammerman

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Article in Food science & nutrition, 2020. 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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7 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Jonathan E WenzelKettering University Flint MI USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5575-4665
Veronica MoormanKettering University Flint MI USA.
Lihua WangKettering University Flint MI USA.
Isaiah Spencer-WilliamsKettering University Flint MI USA.
Mitchell HallKettering University Flint MI USA.
Cheryl S SamaniegoKettering University Flint MI USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6231-7108
Michelle L AmmermanKettering University Flint MI USA.
Kettering University · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Walnuts are commonly cultivated for their kernel, which is a rich source of antioxidant phenolic compounds. The husk likewise contains antioxidant and antimicrobial compounds, but is typically discarded without further processing. Antioxidant compounds are useful in creating active packaging films, but typically decompose at melt extrusion temperatures in polymer processing. Due to carbon dioxide's low critical point and ability to swell polymer films, supercritical carbon dioxide may be used to impregnate phenolic compounds into polymers. For this study, a novel technique is used to simultaneously produce walnut husk extracts and impregnate the extract into polymer films in the same batch extractor using supercritical carbon dioxide with a 15 wt-% ethanol modifier at 60°C at 19.4 MPa. The effect of varying the loading of walnut husk in the extractor upon impregnation mass was evaluated with the impregnation mass of the film increasing with walnut husk loading. It was determined by FTIR, as well as the reduction of the protein cytochrome

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antioxidantsLDPEsupercritical fluid extractionsupercritical fluid impregnationwalnut husks

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PMID31993184
PMCPMC6977517
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