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dc.contributor.authorZhao, Yadong
dc.contributor.authorTroedsson, Christofer
dc.contributor.authorBouquet, Jean-Marie
dc.contributor.authorThompson, Eric Malcolm
dc.contributor.authorZheng, Bin
dc.contributor.authorWang, Miao
dc.date.accessioned2022-04-07T10:53:20Z
dc.date.available2022-04-07T10:53:20Z
dc.date.created2022-01-11T18:51:57Z
dc.date.issued2021
dc.identifier.issn2073-4360
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11250/2990481
dc.description.abstractBio-based composite films have been widely studied as potential substitutes for conventional plastics in food packaging. The aim of this study was to develop multifunctional composite films by introducing cellulose nanofibers (CNF) and lignin into starch-based films. Instead of costly and complicated chemical modification or covalent coupling, this study optimized the performance of the composite films by simply tuning the formulation. We found that starch films were mechanically reinforced by CNF, with lignin dispersing as nanoparticles embedded in the matrix. The newly built-up hydrogen bonding between these three components improves the integration of the films, while the introduction of CNF and lignin improved the thermal stability of the starch-based films. Lignin, as a functional additive, improved hydrophobicity and blocked UV transmission. The inherent barrier property of CNF and the dense starch matrix provided the composite films with good gas barrier properties. The prepared flexible films were optically transparent, and exhibited UV blocking ability, good oxygen-barrier properties, high hydrophobicity, appreciable mechanical strength and good thermal stability. These characteristics indicate potential utilization as a green alternative to synthetic plastics especially for food packaging applications.en_US
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.publisherMDPIen_US
dc.rightsNavngivelse 4.0 Internasjonal*
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/deed.no*
dc.titleMechanically reinforced, flexible, hydrophobic and uv impermeable starch-cellulose nanofibers (Cnf)-lignin composites with good barrier and thermal propertiesen_US
dc.typeJournal articleen_US
dc.typePeer revieweden_US
dc.description.versionpublishedVersionen_US
dc.rights.holderCopyright 2021 The Author(s)en_US
dc.source.articlenumber4346en_US
cristin.ispublishedtrue
cristin.fulltextoriginal
cristin.qualitycode1
dc.identifier.doi10.3390/polym13244346
dc.identifier.cristin1978807
dc.source.journalPolymersen_US
dc.identifier.citationPolymers. 2021, 13 (24), 4346.en_US
dc.source.volume13en_US
dc.source.issue24en_US


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