• 文献标题:   Preparation and characterization of corn starch/soy protein biocomposite film reinforced with graphene and graphene oxide nanoplatelets
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   MANSOORI E, BEHZAD T, SHAFIEIZADEGANESFAHANI AR
  • 作者关键词:   biodegradable, graphene platelet, mechanical propertie, nanocomposite, protein, starch
  • 出版物名称:   POLYMERS FOR ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES
  • ISSN:   1042-7147 EI 1099-1581
  • 通讯作者地址:   Isfahan Univ Technol
  • 被引频次:   2
  • DOI:   10.1002/pat.4657
  • 出版年:   2019

▎ 摘  要

Corn starch (CS) and soy protein isolate (SPI), as inexpensive, abundant, and biodegradable materials, can chemically interact well with each other to produce biofilms. However, to overcome some of their physical and mechanical limitations, it is preferred to use their composite form, employing reinforcing materials. In this study, initially, graphene (G) and graphene oxide (GO) were synthesized by a green method. Then, to enhance the polymer blend final properties, the effects of adding G and GO in the range of 0.5 to 2 wt% on physical and mechanical properties of starch/protein blend were investigated. The results showed that the presence of 0.5-wt% G and 2-wt% GO significantly increased the modulus of starch/protein film from 252 to 578 and 449 MPa, respectively. In addition, the thermal stability of CS/SPI/GO (2 wt%) composite film was 50 degrees C to 60 degrees C more than that of the pure starch/protein film. On the other hand, G-reinforced composite films tended to decline water diffusion compared with the pure polymer film. In addition, the composite film with 2-wt% GO content had the lowest oxygen permeation rate (3.48 cm(3) mu m/m(2)d kpa) among the other composite films.