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ArticlePolymers2021

Development and Characterization of Cornstarch-Based Bioplastics Packaging Film Using a Combination of Different Plasticizers.

Walid Abotbina, S M Sapuan, M T H Sultan, M F M Alkbir, R A Ilyas

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Article in Polymers, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 18 papers.

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5 authors.

Walid AbotbinaAdvanced Engineering Materials and Composites Research Centre, Department of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM), Serdang 43400, Selangor, Malaysia.ORCID 0000-0001-6846-706X
S M SapuanAdvanced Engineering Materials and Composites Research Centre, Department of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM), Serdang 43400, Selangor, Malaysia.
M T H SultanDepartment of Aerospace Engineering, Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM), Serdang 43400, Selangor, Malaysia.ORCID 0000-0002-5110-0242
M F M AlkbirAdvanced Facilities Engineering Technology Research Cluster, Malaysian Institute of Industrial Technology (MITEC), University Kuala Lumpur, Persiaran Sinaran Ilmu, Bandar Seri Alam, Johor Bahru 81750, Johor, Malaysia.
R A IlyasSchool of Chemical and Energy Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM), Johor Bahru 81310, Johor, Malaysia.ORCID 0000-0001-6622-2632

Funding

Universiti Putra Malaysia, Geran Putra Berimpak UPM/800-3/3/1/GPB/2019/9679800Universiti Putra Malaysia, Inisiatif Putra Siswazah GP-IPS/2021/9697100
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This work aims to develop cornstarch (CS) based films using fructose (F), glycerol (G), and their combination (FG) as plasticizers with different ratios for food packaging applications. The findings showed that F-plasticized film had the lowest moisture content, highest crystallinity among all films, and exhibited the highest tensile strength and thermostability. In contrast, G-plasticized films showed the lowest density and water absorption with less crystallinity compared to the control and the other plasticized film. In addition, SEM results indicated that FG-plasticized films had a relatively smoother and more coherent surface among the tested films. The findings have also shown that varying the concentration of the plasticizers significantly affected the different properties of the plasticized films. Therefore, the selection of a suitable plasticizer at an appropriate concentration may significantly optimize film properties to promote the utilization of CS films for food packaging applications.

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cornstarchfilmfructoseglycerolplasticizerproperties

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PMID34685246
PMCPMC8539400

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