Nanocomposite Films Based on Flaxseed Gum and Cellulose Nanocrystals

Flaxseed gum (FG)-based films were developed with the addition of glycerol as a plasticizer and glutaraldehyde as a crosslinking agent. HCl was added to improve crosslinking and decrease the hydrophilicity of the matrix. Different cellulose nanocrystal (CN) amounts were used as reinforcements in the optimum FG formulation. The crosslinking process at pH 3.5 led to a lower solubility of FG in water (from 100% to 53%) and an increase in thermal stability (from 160 ºC to 209 ºC). FTIR analysis confirmed a reduction in the -OH band due to crosslinking between the hydroxyl groups of FG. A diffuse diffraction pattern was observed for all FG films. The addition of 4% w/w of CN contributed to reduction of water solubility (from 53% to 20.8%) and absorption (from 21.9% to 6.8%). Finally, an improvement was observed in the tensile mechanical properties in the nanocomposites, showing satisfactory results for the proposed formulations, mainly with 8% w/w of CN added to the matrix. Overall, this study demonstrated that FG/CN nanocomposites are promising materials to be use as a sustainable biopolymer for application as bioplastics.

Bibliographic Details

Main Authors:	Prado,Natália Soares, Silva,Ingrid Souza Vieira da, Silva,Thiago Alves Lopes, Oliveira,Welles Júnior de, Motta,Leila Aparecida de Castro, Pasquini,Daniel, Otaguro,Harumi
Format:	Digital revista
Language:	English
Published:	ABM, ABC, ABPol 2018
Online Access:	http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-14392018000600232
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