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Development and characterization of pectin films with Salicornia ramosissima: biodegradation in soil and seawater
| dc.contributor.author | Pereira, Daniela G. M. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Vieira, Jorge M. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Vicente, António A. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Cruz, Rui | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2021-08-31T13:01:48Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2021-08-31T13:01:48Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2021-08-07 | |
| dc.date.updated | 2021-08-26T13:27:54Z | |
| dc.description.abstract | Pectin films were developed by incorporating a halophyte plant <i>Salicornia ramosissima</i> (dry powder from stem parts) to modify the film’s properties. The films’ physicomechanical properties, Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), and microstructure, as well as their biodegradation capacity in soil and seawater, were evaluated. The inclusion of <i>S. ramosissima</i> significantly increased the thickness (0.25 ± 0.01 mm; control 0.18 ± 0.01 mm), color parameters a* (4.96 ± 0.30; control 3.29 ± 0.16) and b* (28.62 ± 0.51; control 12.74 ± 0.75), water vapor permeability (1.62 × 10<sup>−9</sup> ± 1.09 × 10<sup>−10</sup> (g/m·s·Pa); control 1.24 × 10<sup>−9</sup> ± 6.58 × 10<sup>−11</sup> (g/m·s·Pa)), water solubility (50.50 ± 5.00%; control 11.56 ± 5.56%), and elongation at break (5.89 ± 0.29%; control 3.91 ± 0.62%). On the other hand, L* (48.84 ± 1.60), tensile strength (0.13 ± 0.02 MPa), and Young’s modulus (0.01 ± 0 MPa) presented lower values compared with the control (L* 81.20 ± 1.60; 4.19 ± 0.82 MPa; 0.93 ± 0.12 MPa), while the moisture content varied between 30% and 45%, for the film with <i>S. ramosissima</i> and the control film, respectively. The addition of <i>S. ramosissima</i> led to opaque films with relatively heterogeneous microstructures. The films showed also good biodegradation capacity—after 21 days in soil (around 90%), and after 30 days in seawater (fully fragmented). These results show that pectin films with <i>S. ramosissima</i> may have great potential to be used in the future as an eco-friendly food packaging material. | pt_PT |
| dc.description.version | info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion | pt_PT |
| dc.identifier | doi: 10.3390/polym13162632 | |
| dc.identifier.citation | Polymers 13 (16): 2632 (2021) | pt_PT |
| dc.identifier.doi | 10.3390/polym13162632 | pt_PT |
| dc.identifier.issn | 2073-4360 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10400.1/16911 | |
| dc.language.iso | eng | pt_PT |
| dc.peerreviewed | yes | pt_PT |
| dc.publisher | MDPI | pt_PT |
| dc.rights.uri | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ | pt_PT |
| dc.subject | Biobased materials | pt_PT |
| dc.subject | Biodegradable | pt_PT |
| dc.subject | Food packaging | pt_PT |
| dc.subject | Pectin film | pt_PT |
| dc.subject | Physicomechanical | pt_PT |
| dc.subject | Salicornia ramosissima | pt_PT |
| dc.subject | Sustainability | pt_PT |
| dc.title | Development and characterization of pectin films with Salicornia ramosissima: biodegradation in soil and seawater | pt_PT |
| dc.type | journal article | |
| dspace.entity.type | Publication | |
| oaire.citation.issue | 16 | pt_PT |
| oaire.citation.startPage | 2632 | pt_PT |
| oaire.citation.title | Polymers | pt_PT |
| oaire.citation.volume | 13 | pt_PT |
| person.familyName | Cruz | |
| person.givenName | Rui | |
| person.identifier | 1123160 | |
| person.identifier.ciencia-id | AB11-B31E-1AF2 | |
| person.identifier.orcid | 0000-0002-0839-1881 | |
| person.identifier.scopus-author-id | 8522888800 | |
| rcaap.rights | openAccess | pt_PT |
| rcaap.type | article | pt_PT |
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