Production and Characterization of Poly(lactic acid) and Poly(ε-caprolactone) Films Enriched with Pomegranate Peel Extract: Toward Biodegradable and Sustainable Food Packaging.

Ömer Faruk Uslu, Nebahat Aral, Sinem Argün, Özge Taştan Ülkü

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Ömer Faruk UsluDepartment of Materials Science and Nanotechnology Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences, Yeditepe University, Ataşehir, 34755 İstanbul, Türkiye.ORCID 0009-0002-5718-7649

Nebahat AralDepartment of Materials Science and Nanotechnology Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences, Yeditepe University, Ataşehir, 34755 İstanbul, Türkiye.

Sinem ArgünDepartment of Food Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences, Yeditepe University, Ataşehir, 34755 İstanbul, Türkiye.ORCID 0000-0003-2570-2431

Özge Taştan ÜlküDepartment of Food Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences, Yeditepe University, Ataşehir, 34755 İstanbul, Türkiye.ORCID 0000-0001-7553-4005

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PRIMA AgriBioPackScientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey 124N021

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Abstract

Recently, more sustainable and biodegradable packaging materials have begun to attract attention in food packaging due to major, rising concerns related to plastic usage. This study aims to develop and characterize biodegradable food packaging materials, namely poly(lactic acid) (PLA) and poly(ε-caprolactone) (PCL) enriched with pomegranate peel extract (PoPE). Firstly, the optimal extract selected was a 24 h maceration of PoPE with 60% ethanol, after production with different solvents and methods. PLA- and PCL-based films were produced via melt compounding with the addition of PoPE at different concentrations (1, 3, 5 and 10%,

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biodegradable compositesbiodegradable filmfilm characterizationmelt extrusionpackagingpoly(lactic acid) (PLA)poly(ε-caprolactone) (PCL)pomegranate peel extract (PoPE)

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PMID41977644

DOI10.3390/polym18070896

PMCPMC13074611

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