Production of Pectin-Cellulose Biofilms: A New Approach for Citrus Waste Recycling

Bátori, Veronika,1980-Högskolan i Borås,Akademin för textil, teknik och ekonomi,Swedish Centre for Resource Recovery (författare)

While citrus waste is abundantly generated, the disposal methods used today remain unsatisfactory: they can be deleterious for ruminants, can cause soil salinity, or are not economically feasible; yet citrus waste consists of various valuable polymers. This paper introduces a novel environmentally safe approach that utilizes citrus waste polymers as a biobased and biodegradable film, for example, for food packaging. Orange waste has been investigated for biofilm production, using the gelling ability of pectin and the strength of cellulosic fibres. A casting method was used to form a film from the previously washed, dried, and milled orange waste. Two film-drying methods, a laboratory oven and an incubator shaker, were compared. FE-SEM images confirmed a smoother film morphology when the incubator shaker was used for drying. The tensile strength of the films was 31.67 ± 4.21 and 34.76 ± 2.64 MPa, respectively, for the oven-dried and incubator-dried films, which is within the range of different commodity plastics. Additionally, biodegradability of the films was confirmed under anaerobic conditions. Films showed an opaque appearance with yellowish colour.

Jabbari, MostafaHögskolan i Borås,Akademin för textil, teknik och ekonomi,Swedish Centre for Resource Recovery(Swepub:hb)moja (författare)
Åkesson, Dan,1970-Högskolan i Borås,Akademin för textil, teknik och ekonomi,Swedish Centre for Resource Recovery(Swepub:hb)DAK (författare)
Lennartsson, Patrik R.Högskolan i Borås,Akademin för textil, teknik och ekonomi,Swedish Centre for Resource Recovery(Swepub:hb)pat (författare)
Taherzadeh, Mohammad J,1965-Högskolan i Borås,Akademin för textil, teknik och ekonomi,Swedish Centre for Resource Recovery(Swepub:hb)MJT (författare)
Zamani, AkramHögskolan i Borås,Akademin för textil, teknik och ekonomi,Swedish Centre for Resource Recovery(Swepub:hb)AZA (författare)
Högskolan i BoråsAkademin för textil, teknik och ekonomi (creator_code:org_t)

Ingår i:International Journal of Polymer Science: Hindawi Limited2017, s. 1-91687-94221687-9430

Av författaren/redakt...: Bátori, Veronika ...; Jabbari, Mostafa; Åkesson, Dan, 19 ...; Lennartsson, Pat ...; Taherzadeh, Moha ...; Zamani, Akram

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