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Development of an Active Thermoplastic Film with Oxygen Scavengers Made of Activated Carbon and Sodium Erythorbate
Authors:Ronald Joven  Angela Garcia  Andrea Arias  Jorge Medina
Affiliation:Group of Materials and Manufacturing, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Universidad de los Andes, Bogota, Colombia
Abstract:An active thermoplastic film made of low‐density polyethylene (LDPE) filled with oxygen scavengers made of powdered activated carbon (PAC) impregnated with sodium erythorbate (SE) was developed for packaging applications. Initial tests indicated that the impregnation of PAC with SE enhanced the heat resistance of SE, thereby allowing processing at temperatures typical of LDPE manufacturing. Subsequently, LDPE films with PAC/SE particles were manufactured in coupons that represented a typical juice package, and experiments indicated that these films absorbed 3.57 mg of oxygen in 11 days. This amount corresponded to 80% the concentration of oxygen in the headspace of the package. Furthermore, findings indicated that active particles alone have 10 times higher oxygen absorption capacity than the active LDPE film. Finally, the physical properties of the film were characterized by microscopy where oxygen scavengers showed a good dispersion within the matrix. However, 20 wt.% of these active particles decreased tensile strength of the film by 53%. Copyright © 2014 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
Keywords:active packaging  oxygen scavengers  LDPE  thermoplastics  polymers
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