Preparation and characterization of a bionanopolymer film for walnut packaging

Document Type : Original research

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1 Agricultural Engineering Research Institute (AERI), Agricultural Research, Education and Extension Organization (AREEO), Karaj, Iran

2 Food Science and Technology Department, Food Science and Technology Faculty, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran

3 Food Process Engineering Department, Food Science Faculty, Gorgan University of Agricultural Sciences & Natural Resources, Gorgan, Iran

Abstract

To apply the nanomaterial as a component in the packaging material structure, in this research, the carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC)/polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) film were prepared with three levels of nanoclay particles (0.5, 1 and 3%) using solution casting evaporation method. The incorporation of nanoclay on mechanical, water vapor permeability, and oxygen barrier properties of CMC/PVA-based film was investigated. The best result was obtained through the nanocomposite film contain 3% nanoclay. In the next step, the CMC/PVA/nanoclay films were employed for walnut packaging. After 90 days storage in the environmental condition, the optimum result was found through the nanocomposite film with 3% nanoclay in terms of oil content, moisture content, acidity and peroxide indexes of walnuts. According to the overall results, the reinforcement of CMC/PVA film with 3% nanoclay could be introduced as a good candidate for the development of high barrier food packaging material against the diffusion of water vapor and oxygen permeability.

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  • Receive Date: 10 April 2019
  • Revise Date: 19 May 2019
  • Accept Date: 25 May 2019
  • First Publish Date: 01 June 2019

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