Eggshell and Bacterial Cellulose Composite Membrane as Absorbent Material in Active Packaging

Table 3

Water adsorption capacity and vegetable oil adsorption capacity of bacterial cellulose and eggshell composite membrane.

Composites	Water adsorption capacity (g/g)	Vegetable oil adsorption capacity (g/g)
Neat bacterial cellulose sheet	0.0658 ± 0.003	0.2631 ± 0.013
Bacterial cellulose and eggshell (1 : 0.5 wt%)	0.4588 ± 0.023	0.7195 ± 0.036
Bacterial cellulose and eggshell (1 : 1 wt%)	0.4849 ± 0.024	0.7732 ± 0.039
Bacterial cellulose and eggshell (1 : 2 wt%)	0.6479 ± 0.032	1.3285 ± 0.066
Bacterial cellulose and eggshell (1 : 5 wt%)	1.0501 ± 0.052	1.5275 ± 0.076