Characterization of polylactic acid films for food packaging as affected by dielectric barrier discharge atmospheric plasma

Innovative Food Science and Emerging Technologies

Volumn 21, Issue , 2014, Pages 107-113

  Pankaj, S K ^a   Bueno Ferrer, C ^a   Misra, N N ^a   O'Neill, L ^a   Jimenez A ^b   Bourke, P ^a   Cullen, P J ^a  

^a DUBLIN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Ireland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALICANTE   (Spain)

Author keywords

AFM; DBD plasma; DSC; In package; Overall migration; Oxygen permeability; Polylactic acid; TGA; Water vapor permeability

Indexed keywords

CHARACTERIZATION; DECONTAMINATION; DIELECTRIC DEVICES; DIELECTRIC MATERIALS; ELECTRIC DISCHARGES; FLOW CONTROL; GLASS TRANSITION; PACKAGING MACHINES; PACKAGING MATERIALS; PLASMA APPLICATIONS; PLASMA DIAGNOSTICS; POLYESTERS; WATER VAPOR;

DBD PLASMA; OVERALL MIGRATION; OXYGEN PERMEABILITY; POLY LACTIC ACID; WATER VAPOR PERMEABILITY;

PACKAGING;

EID: 84897085729     PISSN: 14668564     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ifset.2013.10.007     Document Type: Article

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