Biodegradable Composites with Functional Properties Containing Biopolymers
There is a major focus on natural biopolymers of bacterial, animal, or plant origin as ecological materials, replacing petrochemical products. Biologically derived polylactide (PLA), polyhydroxybutyrate (PHB), and polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA) possess interesting properties, but they are currently too...
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| author | Miroslawa Prochon Szymon Szczepanik Oleksandra Dzeikala Robert Adamski |
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| description | There is a major focus on natural biopolymers of bacterial, animal, or plant origin as ecological materials, replacing petrochemical products. Biologically derived polylactide (PLA), polyhydroxybutyrate (PHB), and polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA) possess interesting properties, but they are currently too expensive for most applications. Therefore, researchers try to find other biopolymers that are both durable and cheap enough to replace plastics in some applications. One possible candidate is gelatin, which can be transformed into a thin, translucent film that is flexible and has stable and high mechanical properties. Here, we present a method of synthesizing a composite material from gelatin. For preparation of such material, we used gelatin of animal origin (pig skin) with the addition of casein, food gelatin, glycerin, and enzymes as biocatalysts of chemical modification and further extraction of gelatin from collagen. Compositions forming films with homogeneous shapes and good mechanical properties were selected (Tensile strength reaches 3.11 MPa, while the highest value of elongation at break is 97.96%). After administering the samples to microbial scaring, the composites completely decomposed under the action of microorganisms within 30 days, which proves their biodegradation. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-a60546e3a55742f8a5021f356a9b0b9b2023-11-23T13:16:45ZengMDPI AGCatalysts2073-43442022-01-011217710.3390/catal12010077Biodegradable Composites with Functional Properties Containing BiopolymersMiroslawa Prochon0Szymon Szczepanik1Oleksandra Dzeikala2Robert Adamski3Faculty of Chemistry, Lodz University of Technology, Stefanowskiego Str. 16, 90-537 Lodz, PolandFaculty of Chemistry, Lodz University of Technology, Stefanowskiego Str. 16, 90-537 Lodz, PolandFaculty of Chemistry, Lodz University of Technology, Stefanowskiego Str. 16, 90-537 Lodz, PolandFaculty of Process and Environmental Engineering, Lodz University of Technology, Wólczanska Str. 213, 90-924 Lodz, PolandThere is a major focus on natural biopolymers of bacterial, animal, or plant origin as ecological materials, replacing petrochemical products. Biologically derived polylactide (PLA), polyhydroxybutyrate (PHB), and polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA) possess interesting properties, but they are currently too expensive for most applications. Therefore, researchers try to find other biopolymers that are both durable and cheap enough to replace plastics in some applications. One possible candidate is gelatin, which can be transformed into a thin, translucent film that is flexible and has stable and high mechanical properties. Here, we present a method of synthesizing a composite material from gelatin. For preparation of such material, we used gelatin of animal origin (pig skin) with the addition of casein, food gelatin, glycerin, and enzymes as biocatalysts of chemical modification and further extraction of gelatin from collagen. Compositions forming films with homogeneous shapes and good mechanical properties were selected (Tensile strength reaches 3.11 MPa, while the highest value of elongation at break is 97.96%). After administering the samples to microbial scaring, the composites completely decomposed under the action of microorganisms within 30 days, which proves their biodegradation.https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4344/12/1/77biodegradable materialsnatural raw materialsdisposable productseco-friendly compositesgelatincasein |
| spellingShingle | Miroslawa Prochon Szymon Szczepanik Oleksandra Dzeikala Robert Adamski Biodegradable Composites with Functional Properties Containing Biopolymers Catalysts biodegradable materials natural raw materials disposable products eco-friendly composites gelatin casein |
| title | Biodegradable Composites with Functional Properties Containing Biopolymers |
| title_full | Biodegradable Composites with Functional Properties Containing Biopolymers |
| title_fullStr | Biodegradable Composites with Functional Properties Containing Biopolymers |
| title_full_unstemmed | Biodegradable Composites with Functional Properties Containing Biopolymers |
| title_short | Biodegradable Composites with Functional Properties Containing Biopolymers |
| title_sort | biodegradable composites with functional properties containing biopolymers |
| topic | biodegradable materials natural raw materials disposable products eco-friendly composites gelatin casein |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4344/12/1/77 |
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