Mechanical, physical, antimicrobial and feasibility study of PLA-based nano bio-plastic for fruit packaging / Nik Syazwani Nik Ahmad

Mechanical, physical, antimicrobial and feasibility study of PLA-based nano bio-plastic for fruit packaging / Nik Syazwani Nik Ahmad

The emergence of many new food products on the market has led to food spoiling during its shelf life and many food packages being thrown away. Therefore, nano bio-plastic packaging has been introduced in the packaging industry. Nano bio-plastic packaging helps to prolong the shelf-life of products t...

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Main Author: Nik Ahmad, Nik Syazwani
Format: Thesis
Language:English
Published: 2023
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Packaging
Online Access:https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/82864/1/82864.pdf
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spelling my-uitm-ir.828642024-01-16T01:46:15Z Mechanical, physical, antimicrobial and feasibility study of PLA-based nano bio-plastic for fruit packaging / Nik Syazwani Nik Ahmad 2023 Nik Ahmad, Nik Syazwani Packaging The emergence of many new food products on the market has led to food spoiling during its shelf life and many food packages being thrown away. Therefore, nano bio-plastic packaging has been introduced in the packaging industry. Nano bio-plastic packaging helps to prolong the shelf-life of products through the use of nanoparticles and essential oil. In addition, nano bio-plastic packaging was made from biodegradable polymers that can be decomposed. Nano bio-plastic films made from polylactic acid (PLA) and nanoclay were produced using a solvent casting method with addition of 1.0%, 3.0% and 5.0% (wt.) nanoclay and a constant volume of lemongrass essential oil were added to the PLA solution. The mechanical, physical, chemical, and antimicrobial properties of the nano bio-plastic films were investigated. To analyses the film samples, tensile testing, FTIR analysis, UV-barrier testing, and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) were performed. The feasibility study on the using of nano bio-plastic as fruit packaging was done on red grapes for 14 days. 2023 Thesis https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/82864/ https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/82864/1/82864.pdf text en public masters Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM) Faculty of Applied Sciences Surip, Siti Norasmah
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Nik Ahmad, Nik Syazwani
Mechanical, physical, antimicrobial and feasibility study of PLA-based nano bio-plastic for fruit packaging / Nik Syazwani Nik Ahmad
description The emergence of many new food products on the market has led to food spoiling during its shelf life and many food packages being thrown away. Therefore, nano bio-plastic packaging has been introduced in the packaging industry. Nano bio-plastic packaging helps to prolong the shelf-life of products through the use of nanoparticles and essential oil. In addition, nano bio-plastic packaging was made from biodegradable polymers that can be decomposed. Nano bio-plastic films made from polylactic acid (PLA) and nanoclay were produced using a solvent casting method with addition of 1.0%, 3.0% and 5.0% (wt.) nanoclay and a constant volume of lemongrass essential oil were added to the PLA solution. The mechanical, physical, chemical, and antimicrobial properties of the nano bio-plastic films were investigated. To analyses the film samples, tensile testing, FTIR analysis, UV-barrier testing, and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) were performed. The feasibility study on the using of nano bio-plastic as fruit packaging was done on red grapes for 14 days.
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title Mechanical, physical, antimicrobial and feasibility study of PLA-based nano bio-plastic for fruit packaging / Nik Syazwani Nik Ahmad
title_short Mechanical, physical, antimicrobial and feasibility study of PLA-based nano bio-plastic for fruit packaging / Nik Syazwani Nik Ahmad
title_full Mechanical, physical, antimicrobial and feasibility study of PLA-based nano bio-plastic for fruit packaging / Nik Syazwani Nik Ahmad
title_fullStr Mechanical, physical, antimicrobial and feasibility study of PLA-based nano bio-plastic for fruit packaging / Nik Syazwani Nik Ahmad
title_full_unstemmed Mechanical, physical, antimicrobial and feasibility study of PLA-based nano bio-plastic for fruit packaging / Nik Syazwani Nik Ahmad
title_sort mechanical, physical, antimicrobial and feasibility study of pla-based nano bio-plastic for fruit packaging / nik syazwani nik ahmad
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publishDate 2023
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