Spontaneous delamination of affordable natural vermiculite as a high barrier filler for biodegradable food packaging

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Dudko, Volodymr ; Timmins, Renee ; Khoruzhenko, Olena ; Röhrl, Maximilian ; Greve, Christopher ; Rosenfeldt, Sabine ; Tammelin, Tekla ; Agarwal, Seema ; Herzig, Eva M. ; Breu, Josef:
Spontaneous delamination of affordable natural vermiculite as a high barrier filler for biodegradable food packaging.
In: Materials Advances. Vol. 3 (2022) Issue 24 . - pp. 9052-9062.
ISSN 2633-5409
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1039/D2MA00734G

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Expensive biodegradable packaging as a preventative measure against continued accumulation of plastic waste in our environment is often in conflict with the need for high performing packaging materials that prevent food waste. Compounding with delaminated vermiculite nanosheets is a compelling concept to simultaneously improve barrier properties through creation of a ‘tortuous path’ while also decreasing the price of the system due to its natural abundance. However, an effective delamination process that captures the full barrier improvement potential of this natural filler has been lacking. Here, we present a superior protocol for vermiculite delamination based on reducing the intrinsic hydrophobicity due to interlayer Mg2+ cations and the transfer of this osmotically swollen, liquid crystalline state into organic solvents. Nanocomposite coatings of degradable polyesters on nanocellulose exhibited oxygen and water transmission rates of 1.30 cm3 m−2 day−1 atm−1 and 1.74 g m−2 day−1, respectively, which competes with high-end, non-degradable poly(vinylidene dichloride) films.

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Item Type:	Article in a journal
Refereed:	Yes
Institutions of the University:	Faculties Faculties > Faculty of Mathematics, Physics und Computer Science Faculties > Faculty of Mathematics, Physics und Computer Science > Department of Physics Faculties > Faculty of Mathematics, Physics und Computer Science > Department of Physics > Juniorprofessor Experimental Physics VII - Dynamics and Structure Formation Faculties > Faculty of Mathematics, Physics und Computer Science > Department of Physics > Juniorprofessor Experimental Physics VII - Dynamics and Structure Formation > Juniorprofessor Experimental Physics VII - Dynamics and Structure Formation - Juniorprof. Dr. Eva M. Herzig Faculties > Faculty of Biology, Chemistry and Earth Sciences > Department of Chemistry > Chair Inorganic Chemistry I > Chair Inorganic Chemistry I - Univ.-Prof. Dr. Josef Breu Faculties > Faculty of Biology, Chemistry and Earth Sciences > Department of Chemistry > Chair Macromolecular Chemistry II > Chair Macromolecular Chemistry II - Univ.-Prof. Dr. Andreas Greiner Research Institutions > Collaborative Research Centers, Research Unit > SFB 1357 - MIKROPLASTIK Faculties > Faculty of Biology, Chemistry and Earth Sciences Faculties > Faculty of Biology, Chemistry and Earth Sciences > Department of Chemistry Faculties > Faculty of Biology, Chemistry and Earth Sciences > Department of Chemistry > Chair Inorganic Chemistry I Faculties > Faculty of Biology, Chemistry and Earth Sciences > Department of Chemistry > Chair Macromolecular Chemistry II Research Institutions Research Institutions > Collaborative Research Centers, Research Unit
Result of work at the UBT:	Yes
DDC Subjects:	500 Science > 530 Physics 500 Science > 540 Chemistry
Date Deposited:	15 Nov 2022 06:53
Last Modified:	10 Aug 2023 13:16
URI:	https://eref.uni-bayreuth.de/id/eprint/72771