Review Article

Biodegradable Food Packaging Materials and Prospects of the Fourth Industrial Revolution for Tomato Fruit and Product Handling

Table 3

Properties of pure and blended biodegradable packaging films.

SamplesOTRWVTR (g/day/L)SolubilityTensile (MPa)EB (%)Thickness (μm)Reference

Potato starch0.285100182Gómez-Aldapa et al. [83]
PVOH0.2535650109Gómez-Aldapa et al. [83]
Potato starch: PVOH0.24-0.356-15110-450133-177Gómez-Aldapa et al. [83]
Polylactic acid (PLA)20066452.5100Ivonkovic et al. [95]
PLA3816
PLA-CRV242957
 g m-1s-1Pa-1202071Liu et al. [78]
 g m-1s-1Pa-1232470Liu et al. [78]
 g m-1s-1Pa-1252869Liu et al. [78]
Chitosan-kojic film g m-1s-1Pa-125-5529-6590-124Liu et al. [78]
Chitosan film6.6550Khamhan et al. [85]
Chitosan-nano5-67-1215-25Khamhan et al. [85]
Chitosan825.2Suyatma et al. [28]
Chitosan-PLA52-723.6-4.9Suyatma et al. [28]
Chitosan18504388~13Indumathi et al. [84]
Chitosan/CAP1832390~929Indumathi et al. [84]
Chitosan/CAP-ZnO1490-1724120-1609-1115-26Indumathi et al. [84]

Methoxy poly(ethylene glycol)-b-poly(ɛ-caprolactone) diblock copolymer, cellulose acetate phthalate (CAP); O2 TR: oxygen transfer rate at 0% RH; WVTR: water vapor transfer rate at 100%; CRV: carvacrol (CRV) essential oil (2-methyl-5-(1-methylethyl)-phenol).