کد مقاله | کد نشریه | سال انتشار | مقاله انگلیسی | نسخه تمام متن |
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6401087 | 1628531 | 2016 | 9 صفحه PDF | دانلود رایگان |
- The migration of thymol from poly(lactic acid)/kenaf fiber composites into ethanol solutions was investigated.
- The release of thymol was described by first-order kinetics and diffusion models.
- The release was faster in higher ethanol content simulants.
The migration of thymol, a natural antimicrobial (AM) substance, from poly(lactic acid) (PLA) films containing 300Â g/kg kenaf fibres into food simulants is reported. Neat PLA and PLA/kenaf films containing 100Â g/kg thymol were prepared via melt blending and heat pressing and were placed in contact with 150Â mL/L and 950Â mL/L ethanol/water mixtures at different temperatures. First-order kinetics, diffusion modelling and Fick's law modelling were used to describe the release. The release rate of thymol into 950Â mL/L ethanol/water at different temperatures displays Fickian behavior with diffusion coefficient values between 1 and 100Â ÃÂ 10â11Â m2Â sâ1 with close to 100% of thymol being released. The release rate of thymol is temperature dependent and is affected by the percentage of ethanol in the simulant. In the case of neat PLA and PLA/kenaf films, a faster release occurred in 950Â mL/L ethanol/water than in 150Â mL/L ethanol/water with the composite film exhibiting a higher diffusion coefficient in each case.
Journal: LWT - Food Science and Technology - Volume 66, March 2016, Pages 629-637