Advances in sustainable food packaging applications of chitosan/polyvinyl alcohol blend films

W Zhang, A Khan, P Ezati, R Priyadarshi, MA Sani… - Food Chemistry, 2024 - Elsevier
Researchers are addressing environmental concerns related to petroleum-based plastic
packaging by exploring biopolymers from natural sources, chemical synthesis, and microbial …

Antimicrobial edible films for food preservation: Recent advances and future trends

M Wang, Z Wei, Z Zhang - Food and Bioprocess Technology, 2024 - Springer
Food packaging is an essential line to defend against the intrusion of undesirable external
factors to protect food. The antibacterial edible films are considered as promising food …

Performance of cross-linked chitosan-zeolite composite adsorbent for removal of Pb2+ ions from aqueous solutions: experimental and Monte Carlo simulations …

ZM Şenol, E Elma, N El Messaoudi… - Journal of Molecular …, 2023 - Elsevier
In this study, we investigated the performance of a cross-linked chitosan (Ch)-zeolite (Z)
composite (Ch-Z) adsorbent for the removal of Pb 2+ ions from water. The results revealed …

Fabrication, characterization and antimicrobial activity of chitosan/tragacanth gum/polyvinyl alcohol composite films incorporated with cinnamon essential oil …

A Azadi, F Rafieian, M Sami, A Rezaei - International Journal of Biological …, 2023 - Elsevier
The aim of this investigation was to prepare and characterize active composite films made of
chitosan (CS), tragacanth gum (TG), polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) and loaded with different …

Effect of clove essential oil nanoemulsion on physicochemical and antioxidant properties of chitosan film

L Rui, Y Li, X Wu, Y Wang, X Xia - International Journal of Biological …, 2024 - Elsevier
This study evaluated the physicochemical and antioxidant properties of clove essential oil
(0, 0.2, 0.4, 0.6, 0.8, 1.0% v/v) nanoemulsion (CEON) loaded chitosan-based films. With the …

Production of PVA-chitosan films using green synthesized ZnO NPs enriched with dragon fruit extract envisaging food packaging applications

V Jaiswal, BS Butola, A Majumdar - International Journal of Biological …, 2023 - Elsevier
In this work, the PVA-chitosan composite packaging films doped with biomass-fabricated
zinc oxide nanoparticles (ZnO NPs) and dragon fruit waste extract (DFE) were developed for …

Investigating the effects of chitosan/tragacanth gum/polyvinyl alcohol composite coating incorporated with cinnamon essential oil nanoemulsion on safety and quality …

A Azadi, F Rafieian, M Sami, A Rezaei - International Journal of Biological …, 2023 - Elsevier
The present study investigated the effects of composite coatings made of chitosan (CS),
tragacanth gum (TG), and polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) containing cinnamon essential oil (CEO) …

Development of functional, sustainable pullulan-sodium alginate-based films by incorporating essential oil microemulsion for chilled pork preservation

Z Wei, L Huang, X Feng, F Cui, R Wu, Q Kong… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Developing safe, eco-friendly, and functionally edible packaging materials has attracted
global attention. Essential oils, can be incorporated into packaging materials as antioxidant …

Effects of grape seed oil nanoemulsion on physicochemical and antibacterial properties of gelatin‑sodium alginate film blends

N Mutlu - International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, 2023 - Elsevier
The present study aimed to evaluate the impact of incorporating grape seed oil (GSO)
nanoemulsion (NE) at varying concentrations into the film matrix on the physicochemical …

Chitosan coating functionalized with flaxseed oil and green tea extract as a bio-based solution for beef preservation

CG Mendes, JT Martins, FL Lüdtke, A Geraldo… - Foods, 2023 - mdpi.com
Ecological and safe packaging solutions arise as pivotal points in the development of an
integrated system for sustainable meat production. The aim of this study was to assess the …