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Development of biodegradable calcium alginate films for packaging applications

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Plastic films have long been used for packing applications. However, the serious issues it poses to the environment has motivated the development of calcium alginate films as a prospective material for packaging purpose. The films were prepared by cross-linking sodium alginate with calcium chloride, whereby the effect of variation in the concentration of the cross-linker and the cross-linking time were studied. Several parameters like thickness, density, moisture content, water uptake degree, swelling ratio, solubilized matter in water, tensile strength, elongation %, transmittance, and biodegradability were studied to find the sample best suited for packaging application. It was found that the samples prepared with a low concentration of CaCl2 (3%) while cross-linking it for 30 min resulted in uniformity with reduced moisture and water uptake and high tensile strength. Furthermore, the samples could degrade at a much faster rate as compared to polythene and even paper when tested under similar conditions.

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Acknowledgements

The authors are grateful to the Director, NPL, for providing the necessary research facilities and permission to publish results and CSIR for providing the research funds. The authors would also like to thank S.S. Sharda for mechanical testing, Sachin Yadav for FTIR analysis, and Shrawan Kumar for the study of solubilized matter in water by using the AAS technique.

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The work is supported by CSIR-National Physical Laboratory, New Delhi.

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    Omkar Saswat & Priyanka H. Maheshwari

  2. Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad, 201002, India

    Omkar Saswat & Priyanka H. Maheshwari

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Omkar Saswat has performed the experiments and performed all characterization. Omkar Saswat also prepared the first draft of the manuscript and contributed to the optimization of various characterizations. Priyanka H. Maheshwari conceptualized and supervised the study and contributed to data interpretation and discussion. She also edited the various drafts of the manuscript.

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Saswat, O., Maheshwari, P.H. Development of biodegradable calcium alginate films for packaging applications. emergent mater. 6, 197–209 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s42247-022-00411-w

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