Comparative performance and barrier properties of biodegradable thermoplastics and nanobiocomposites versus PET for food packaging applications

Journal of Plastic Film and Sheeting

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 265-274

  Cava, D ^a   Gimenez E ^b,c   Gavara, R ^a   Lagaron, J M ^a,c  

^a INSTITUTO DE AGROQUÍMICA Y TECNOLOGÍA DE ALIMENTOS CSIC   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITAT JAUME I   (Spain)

^c CEEI   (Spain)

Author keywords

Biodegradable; Diffusion; DSC; Ethanol; FT IR; Limonene; Linalool; Nanobiocomposites; Oxygen permeability; Packaging films; PCL; PET; PHBV; PLA; Toluene; WVTR

Indexed keywords

BIOPOLYMERS; DIFFUSION; HEAT RESISTANCE; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; OXYGEN; POLYETHYLENE TEREPHTHALATES; THERMOPLASTICS;

NANOBIOCOMPOSITES; OXYGEN PERMEABILITY; PACKAGING FILMS;

PACKAGING;

EID: 33845203640     PISSN: 87560879     EISSN: 15308014     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/8756087906071354     Document Type: Article

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