Nanoclay and Polystyrene Type Efficiency on the Development of Polystyrene/Montmorillonite/Oregano Oil Antioxidant Active Packaging Nanocomposite Films
Over the years, there has been an effort to extend food shelf life so as to reduce global food waste. The use of natural biodegradable materials in production procedures is more and more adopted nowadays in order to achieve cyclic economy targets and improve environmental and human health indexes. A...
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| author | Aris E. Giannakas Constantinos E. Salmas Andreas Karydis-Messinis Dimitrios Moschovas Eleni Kollia Vasiliki Tsigkou Charalampos Proestos Apostolos Avgeropoulos Nikolaos E. Zafeiropoulos |
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| description | Over the years, there has been an effort to extend food shelf life so as to reduce global food waste. The use of natural biodegradable materials in production procedures is more and more adopted nowadays in order to achieve cyclic economy targets and improve environmental and human health indexes. Active packaging is the latest trend for food preservation. In this work, polystyrene was mixed with natural NaMt, OrgNaMt montmorillonite, and oregano essential oil to develop a new packaging film. Strength, oxygen and water-vapour permeation, blending and homogeneity, and antimicrobial and antioxidant activity were measured as basic parameters for food packaging films characterization. Instruments such as a tensile measurement instrument, XRD, FTIR, DMA, OPA (Oxygen Permeation Analyzer), and other handmade devices were used. Results showed that polystyrene could be modified, improved, and exhibits food odour prevention characteristics in order to be used for applications on food active packaging. The material with the code name PS5OO@OrgMt qualified between the tested samples as the most promising material for food active packaging applications. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-6f1dcb202e7a4988978bd52a1e1dff6f2023-11-22T17:17:28ZengMDPI AGApplied Sciences2076-34172021-10-011120936410.3390/app11209364Nanoclay and Polystyrene Type Efficiency on the Development of Polystyrene/Montmorillonite/Oregano Oil Antioxidant Active Packaging Nanocomposite FilmsAris E. Giannakas0Constantinos E. Salmas1Andreas Karydis-Messinis2Dimitrios Moschovas3Eleni Kollia4Vasiliki Tsigkou5Charalampos Proestos6Apostolos Avgeropoulos7Nikolaos E. Zafeiropoulos8Department of Food Science and Technology, University of Patras, 30100 Agrinio, GreeceDepartment of Material Science & Engineering, University of Ioannina, 45110 Ioannina, GreeceDepartment of Material Science & Engineering, University of Ioannina, 45110 Ioannina, GreeceDepartment of Material Science & 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, GreeceDepartment of Material Science & Engineering, University of Ioannina, 45110 Ioannina, GreeceDepartment of Material Science & Engineering, University of Ioannina, 45110 Ioannina, GreeceOver the years, there has been an effort to extend food shelf life so as to reduce global food waste. The use of natural biodegradable materials in production procedures is more and more adopted nowadays in order to achieve cyclic economy targets and improve environmental and human health indexes. Active packaging is the latest trend for food preservation. In this work, polystyrene was mixed with natural NaMt, OrgNaMt montmorillonite, and oregano essential oil to develop a new packaging film. Strength, oxygen and water-vapour permeation, blending and homogeneity, and antimicrobial and antioxidant activity were measured as basic parameters for food packaging films characterization. Instruments such as a tensile measurement instrument, XRD, FTIR, DMA, OPA (Oxygen Permeation Analyzer), and other handmade devices were used. Results showed that polystyrene could be modified, improved, and exhibits food odour prevention characteristics in order to be used for applications on food active packaging. The material with the code name PS5OO@OrgMt qualified between the tested samples as the most promising material for food active packaging applications.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/11/20/9364oregano oilantioxidant activitypolystyrenenanoclayactive packaging |
| spellingShingle | Aris E. Giannakas Constantinos E. Salmas Andreas Karydis-Messinis Dimitrios Moschovas Eleni Kollia Vasiliki Tsigkou Charalampos Proestos Apostolos Avgeropoulos Nikolaos E. Zafeiropoulos Nanoclay and Polystyrene Type Efficiency on the Development of Polystyrene/Montmorillonite/Oregano Oil Antioxidant Active Packaging Nanocomposite Films Applied Sciences oregano oil antioxidant activity polystyrene nanoclay active packaging |
| title | Nanoclay and Polystyrene Type Efficiency on the Development of Polystyrene/Montmorillonite/Oregano Oil Antioxidant Active Packaging Nanocomposite Films |
| title_full | Nanoclay and Polystyrene Type Efficiency on the Development of Polystyrene/Montmorillonite/Oregano Oil Antioxidant Active Packaging Nanocomposite Films |
| title_fullStr | Nanoclay and Polystyrene Type Efficiency on the Development of Polystyrene/Montmorillonite/Oregano Oil Antioxidant Active Packaging Nanocomposite Films |
| title_full_unstemmed | Nanoclay and Polystyrene Type Efficiency on the Development of Polystyrene/Montmorillonite/Oregano Oil Antioxidant Active Packaging Nanocomposite Films |
| title_short | Nanoclay and Polystyrene Type Efficiency on the Development of Polystyrene/Montmorillonite/Oregano Oil Antioxidant Active Packaging Nanocomposite Films |
| title_sort | nanoclay and polystyrene type efficiency on the development of polystyrene montmorillonite oregano oil antioxidant active packaging nanocomposite films |
| topic | oregano oil antioxidant activity polystyrene nanoclay active packaging |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/11/20/9364 |
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