Chitosan-zinc oxide composite for active food packaging Applications

• Main Authors: Abdul Razak, S.R., Basri, Hatijah
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Science Publishing Corporation 2018
• Subjects: TP368-456 Food processing and manufacture
• Online Access: http://eprints.uthm.edu.my/3675/1/AJ%202018%20%28716%29%20Chitosan-zinc%20oxide%20composite%20for%20active%20food%20packaging.pdf; http://eprints.uthm.edu.my/3675/
• Institution: Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia

Chitosan-zinc oxide (C-ZnO) films were prepared by a simple one pot procedure. In order to investigate the property of C-ZnO films, two composite films were prepared by varying the loading of ZnO and compared with pure chitosan film (C). The films were character-ized by various techniques such as FT...