A novel polysaccharide/zein conjugate as an alternative green plastic

Abstract The flax seed cake is a waste product from flax oil extraction. Adding value to this wasted material aligns with the concept of circularity. In this study, we explored zein protein conjugation with flax mucilage for packaging material development. Although both flax mucilage and zein have e...

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Main Authors: Marwa Tallawi, Danial Amrein, Gerd Gemmecker, Katerina E. Aifantis, Klaus Drechsler
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2023-08-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-40293-4