[EN] Multilayer biopapers composed of two electrospun layers of poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-hydroxyvalerate)
(PHBV) were impregnated, at the inner side of one of the layers, with cellulose nanocrystals (CNCs) and ...
Andrade Chapal, Johana Carolina(Universitat Politècnica de València, 2021-10-25)
[ES] El uso masivo de plásticos y su impacto medioambiental, así como la necesidad de mejorar la conservación de los alimentos, hace necesario el desarrollo de alternativas biodegradables para el envasado activo de alimentos. ...
Melendez-Rodriguez, Beatriz; Torres-Giner, S.; Reis, Maria A. M.; Silva, Fernando; Matos, Mariana; Cabedo, Luis; Lagarón, José María(MDPI AG, 2021-04)
[EN] In the present study, a new poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-hydroxyvalerate-co-3-hydroxyhexanoate) [P(3HB-co-3HV-co-3HHx)] terpolyester with approximately 68 mol% of 3-hydroxybutyrate (3HB), 17 mol% of 3-hydroxyvalerate ...
Muller, Justine; González Martínez, María Consuelo; Chiralt, A.(MDPI AG, 2017-08-15)
[EN] The massive use of synthetic plastics, in particular in the food packaging area, has a great environmental impact, and alternative more ecologic materials are being required. Poly(lactic) acid (PLA) and starch have ...
[EN] We report a study designed to investigate consumers' crossmodal associations between the color of packaging and flavor varieties in crisps (potato chips). This product category was chosen because of the long-established ...
Meléndez-Rodríguez, Beatriz; Reis, Maria A. M.; Carvalheira, Monica; Sammon, Chris; Cabedo, Luis; Torres-Giner, Sergio; Lagaron, Jose Maria(American Chemical Society, 2021-07-12)
[EN] In the present study, three different newly developed copolymers of poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-hydroxyval-erate) (PHBV) with 20, 40, and 60 mol % contents in 3-hydroxyvalerate (3HV) were produced by the biotechnological ...
[EN] In the present study, poly(ethylene-co-vinyl alcohol) with 44 mol % ethylene content (EVOH44) was managed to be processed, for the first time, by electrospinning assisted by the coaxial technology of solvent jacket. ...
ARRIETA, Marina Patricia; López-Martínez, Juan; López. D.; Kenny, J. M.; Peponi, L.(Elsevier, 2015-12)
In this work flexible PLA-PHB electrospun materials were developed by means of electrospinning technique. The processing parameters to obtain PLA-PHB electrospun fibers in different proportions (100:0; 75:25; 50:50, 25:75 ...
Martínez Abad, Antonio(Universitat Politècnica de València, 2014-03-31)
Aunque la plata se usa como componente clave en el control microbiano en
incontables aplicaciones, las tecnologías basadas en plata disponibles son
escasas. Esto radica en la dificultad para evaluar su eficacia debido ...
[EN] This study presents the valorization of cotton waste from the textile industry for the development of sustainable and cost-competitive biopolymer composites. The as-received linter of recycled cotton was first chopped ...
CHALCO SANDOVAL, WILSON(Universitat Politècnica de València, 2016-01-01)
[EN] The use of latent heat storage materials containing phase change materials (PCM's) is an effective way of buffering thermal fluctuations and has the advantages of high-energy storage density and the isothermal nature ...
[EN] Mainly due to environmental aims, petroleum-based plastics are being replaced by natural polymers. In the last decades, starch has been evaluated in its film-forming ability for applications in the food packaging area. ...
[EN] Poly (vinyl alcohol) (PVA) is a hydrophilic linear polymer obtained from the controlled hydrolysis of poly (vinyl acetate) (PVAc). The molecular weight (Mw) and degree of hydrolysis (DH) of PVA are considered relevant ...
[EN] Background: Petroleum derivate plastics represent a serious environmental problem, which is why
alternative sustainable solutions must be found. To this aim, recent research has focused on the development
of ...
Alcover Ibáñez, Ana(Universitat Politècnica de València, 2021-09-07)
[ES] El objetivo general de este trabajo fue evaluar la opinión de los consumidores sobre diferentes tipos de envases alimentarios, en desarrollo y/o comercializados, que utilizan la nanotecnología para mejorar alguna de ...
[EN] This study showed that rice straw waste is a valuable source for the extraction of water-soluble phenolic compounds that can be successfully incorporated into bioactive starch-based films. The major phenolic compounds ...
[EN] In the present study, partially bio-based polyethylene terephthalate (bio-PET) was melt-mixed at 15-45 wt% with recycled polyethylene terephthalate (r-PET) obtained from remnants of the injection blowing process of ...
Benedito Fort, José Javier; Cambero, M. I.; Ortuño Cases, Carmen; Cabeza, M. C.; Ordoñez, J. A.; De la Hoz, L.(Elsevier, 2011-03)
[EN] The E-beam irradiation of vacuum-packaged RTE cooked ham was carried out to establish the dose required to achieve the food safety objective (FSO) and to minimize changes in selected sensory attributes. Cooked ham was ...
[EN] Even though research on nanotechnology has increased rapidly in the last decades, the application of nanotechnology in food and beverage packaging started to show an interest in the scientific community much more ...
Cherpinski Correa, Adriane(Universitat Politècnica de València, 2020-05-24)
[ES] La presente tesis doctoral tuvo como objetivo desarrollar nuevos materiales biodegradables hechos a base de fibras obtenidas mediante la técnica de electroestirado, denominadas "biopapers" o biopapeles, con barrera a ...