Alginate Biocomposite Films Incorporated with Cinnamon Essential Oil Nanoemulsions: Physical, Mechanical, and Antibacterial Properties

Table 1

Composition of the cinnamon essential oil. Compounds were tentatively identified by their mass spectra.

Peak no.	Compound	Retention time (min)	Peak area (%)
1	3-Thujene	6.6	0.14
2	2-Pinene	6.8	0.63
3	Camphene	7.3	0.25
4	Benzaldehyde	7.6	0.36
5	β-Pinene	8.1	0.25
6	α-Phellandrene	8.9	1.28
7	α-Terpinene	9.2	0.46
8	p-Cymene	9.5	1.46
9	D-Limonene	9.6	0.45
10	β-Phellandrene	9.7	1.78
11	Terpinolene	11.4	0.13
12	Linalool	11.8	2.64
13	Benzenepropanal	14.0	0.23
14	3-Cyclohexen-1-ol	14.6	0.18
15	3-Cyclohexen-1-methanol	15.1	0.43
16	(E)-Cinnamaldehyde	18.1	60.99
17	3-Phenylacrylaldehyde	18.3	0.36
18	Eugenol	20.3	5.36
19	α-Copaene	21.1	0.60
20	Cinnamaldehyde dimethyl acetal	21.8	10.48
21	Caryophyllene	22.6	4.26
22	(E)-Cinnamyl acetate	23.3	3.57
23	α-Humulene	23.6	0.87
24	Phenol	25.3	0.17
25	2-Methoxycinnamaldehyde	25.7	0.18
26	Caryophyllene oxide	27.4	0.62
27	(E)-2-Dodecen-1-ol	28.2	0.47
28	Benzoic acid	32.4	1.12