ArticleACS environmental Au2025
Wax Coatings for Paper Packaging Applications: Study of the Coating Effect on Surface, Mechanical, and Barrier Properties.
Article in ACS environmental Au, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.
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- Recent Advances in Natural Extract-Based Multifunctional Gels for Food Packaging: A Review.Gels (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Paper and Cardboard Packaging: From Cellulosic Substrates to Functional and Hybrid Architectures.Materials (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Selective Permeability of Volatile Organic Compounds in Candelilla Wax Edible Films.Foods (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Nanoencapsulation of nutraceuticals: enhancing stability and bioavailability in functional foods.Frontiers in nutrition · 2025Review
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Abstract
The aim of this study was to comprehensively assess the effect of environmentally friendly wax coatings, including beeswax, soywax, TopScreen biowax, and a conventional water-based emulsion wax on paper for food packaging applications. A food-grade paper was bar-coated with a single layer of molten wax on both sides, varying in the coating weight, coating thickness, and wax type. Waxes were thoroughly characterized in terms of their functional groups, thermal properties, degree of crystallinity, and crystal morphology using polarized optical microscopy. Thereafter, wax-coated papers were studied in terms of their morphological, mechanical, and water vapor barrier properties. Moreover, the water and oil contact angles were measured to determine the resistance of wax-coated papers to moisture and grease penetration. Wax coatings represent 10-25% of the weight of the coated paper, with a coating thickness of 5-10 μm. Scanning electron microscopy images showed that waxes penetrated the cellulosic fibers of the paper, thereby effectively reducing its porous structure. Water and oil contact angles of the uncoated paper increased after the wax coating. Among the four waxes, beeswax-coated paper was characterized as having superior capability in improving the water vapor barrier of the uncoated paper (by ∼77%). While the percentage elongation at break (EB %) decreased for all four wax-coated papers, tensile strength (TS) and elastic modulus (
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