Kiwi Fruits Preservation Using Novel Edible Active Coatings Based on Rich Thymol Halloysite Nanostructures and Chitosan/Polyvinyl Alcohol Gels
The concept of this study is the replacement of previous fossil-based techniques for food packaging and food shelf-life extension, with novel more green processes and materials following the spirit of circular economy and the global trend for environmentally positive fingerprints. A novel adsorption...
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| author | Constantinos E. Salmas Aris E. Giannakas Dimitrios Moschovas Eleni Kollia Stavros Georgopoulos Christina Gioti Areti Leontiou Apostolos Avgeropoulos Anna Kopsacheili Learda Avdylaj Charalampos Proestos |
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| description | The concept of this study is the replacement of previous fossil-based techniques for food packaging and food shelf-life extension, with novel more green processes and materials following the spirit of circular economy and the global trend for environmentally positive fingerprints. A novel adsorption process to produce thymol-halloysite nanohybrids is presented in this work. The high dispersion of this thymol-halloysite nanostructure in chitosan biopolymer is one of the goals of this study. The incorporation of this biodegradable matrix with poly-vinyl-alcohol produced a very promising food-packaging film. Mechanical, water-oxygen barrier, antimicrobial, and antioxidant properties were measured. Transparency levels were also tested using a UV-vis instrument. Moreover, the developed films were tested in-vivo for the preservation and the extension of the shelf-life of kiwi fruits. In all cases, results indicated that the increased fraction of thymol from thyme oil significantly enhances the antimicrobial and antioxidant activity of the prepared chitosan-poly-vinyl- alcohol gel. The use of the halloysite increases the mechanical and water-oxygen barrier properties and leads to a control release process of thymol which extends the preservation and the shelf-life of kiwi fruits. Finally, the results indicated that the halloysite improves the properties of the chitosan/poly-vinyl-alcohol films, and the thymol makes them further advantageous. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-4b62a3392a724163a68bcd57cd11d76d2023-11-24T15:01:43ZengMDPI AGGels2310-28612022-12-0181282310.3390/gels8120823Kiwi Fruits Preservation Using Novel Edible Active Coatings Based on Rich Thymol Halloysite Nanostructures and Chitosan/Polyvinyl Alcohol GelsConstantinos E. Salmas0Aris E. Giannakas1Dimitrios Moschovas2Eleni Kollia3Stavros Georgopoulos4Christina Gioti5Areti Leontiou6Apostolos Avgeropoulos7Anna Kopsacheili8Learda Avdylaj9Charalampos Proestos10Department of Material Science and Engineering, University of Ioannina, 45110 Ioannina, GreeceDepartment of Food Science and Technology, University of Patras, 30100 Agrinio, GreeceDepartment of Material Science and Engineering, University of Ioannina, 45110 Ioannina, GreeceLaboratory of Food Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Zografou, 15771 Athens, GreeceDepartment of Food Science and Technology, University of Patras, 30100 Agrinio, GreeceDepartment of Material Science and Engineering, University of Ioannina, 45110 Ioannina, GreeceDepartment of Food Science and Technology, University of Patras, 30100 Agrinio, GreeceDepartment of Material Science and Engineering, University of Ioannina, 45110 Ioannina, GreeceLaboratory of Food Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Zografou, 15771 Athens, GreeceLaboratory of Food Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Zografou, 15771 Athens, GreeceLaboratory of Food Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Zografou, 15771 Athens, GreeceThe concept of this study is the replacement of previous fossil-based techniques for food packaging and food shelf-life extension, with novel more green processes and materials following the spirit of circular economy and the global trend for environmentally positive fingerprints. A novel adsorption process to produce thymol-halloysite nanohybrids is presented in this work. The high dispersion of this thymol-halloysite nanostructure in chitosan biopolymer is one of the goals of this study. The incorporation of this biodegradable matrix with poly-vinyl-alcohol produced a very promising food-packaging film. Mechanical, water-oxygen barrier, antimicrobial, and antioxidant properties were measured. Transparency levels were also tested using a UV-vis instrument. Moreover, the developed films were tested in-vivo for the preservation and the extension of the shelf-life of kiwi fruits. In all cases, results indicated that the increased fraction of thymol from thyme oil significantly enhances the antimicrobial and antioxidant activity of the prepared chitosan-poly-vinyl- alcohol gel. The use of the halloysite increases the mechanical and water-oxygen barrier properties and leads to a control release process of thymol which extends the preservation and the shelf-life of kiwi fruits. Finally, the results indicated that the halloysite improves the properties of the chitosan/poly-vinyl-alcohol films, and the thymol makes them further advantageous.https://www.mdpi.com/2310-2861/8/12/823thyme oilhalloysitechitosanpolyvinyl alcoholgelactive coatings |
| spellingShingle | Constantinos E. Salmas Aris E. Giannakas Dimitrios Moschovas Eleni Kollia Stavros Georgopoulos Christina Gioti Areti Leontiou Apostolos Avgeropoulos Anna Kopsacheili Learda Avdylaj Charalampos Proestos Kiwi Fruits Preservation Using Novel Edible Active Coatings Based on Rich Thymol Halloysite Nanostructures and Chitosan/Polyvinyl Alcohol Gels Gels thyme oil halloysite chitosan polyvinyl alcohol gel active coatings |
| title | Kiwi Fruits Preservation Using Novel Edible Active Coatings Based on Rich Thymol Halloysite Nanostructures and Chitosan/Polyvinyl Alcohol Gels |
| title_full | Kiwi Fruits Preservation Using Novel Edible Active Coatings Based on Rich Thymol Halloysite Nanostructures and Chitosan/Polyvinyl Alcohol Gels |
| title_fullStr | Kiwi Fruits Preservation Using Novel Edible Active Coatings Based on Rich Thymol Halloysite Nanostructures and Chitosan/Polyvinyl Alcohol Gels |
| title_full_unstemmed | Kiwi Fruits Preservation Using Novel Edible Active Coatings Based on Rich Thymol Halloysite Nanostructures and Chitosan/Polyvinyl Alcohol Gels |
| title_short | Kiwi Fruits Preservation Using Novel Edible Active Coatings Based on Rich Thymol Halloysite Nanostructures and Chitosan/Polyvinyl Alcohol Gels |
| title_sort | kiwi fruits preservation using novel edible active coatings based on rich thymol halloysite nanostructures and chitosan polyvinyl alcohol gels |
| topic | thyme oil halloysite chitosan polyvinyl alcohol gel active coatings |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2310-2861/8/12/823 |
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