scholarly journals Preparation and Properties of Soy Protein Isolate/Cotton-Nanocrystalline Cellulose Films

2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 ◽  
pp. 1-7
Author(s):  
Guoyu Zhao ◽  
Chongyin Zhou ◽  
Fangyu Fan

This study was performed to estimate the effect of the incorporation of different cotton-nanocrystalline cellulose (C-NCC) contents with soy protein isolate (SPI) films. The results indicated that the C-NCC content had no effect on the thickness of the composite films ( 0.06 ± 0.01   mm ), and the optical property of the composite films decreased as the C-NCC contents increased. Water vapor, carbon dioxide, and oxygen permeability decreased with the introduction of C-NCC and started to increase when the peak of 7% C-NCC was reached. Water solubility of the SPI/C-NCC films decreased from 44.46% of the SPI films to 35.36% of the SPI/C-NCC films with 5% C-NCC. The tensile strength (TS) of films increased from 4.25 MPa to 6.02 MPa by increasing the C-NCC content from 0 to 7%. Then, the TS decreased as the C-NCC content was further increased. The trend of the elongation at break was opposite to that of the TS. The results from FTIR and DSC indicated that the addition of C-NCC did not change functional groups of the SPI films, and the glass transition temperature shifted toward a higher temperature as the C-NCC content increased. Hence, the addition of C-NCC enhanced the barrier and mechanical properties of the SPI/C-NCC composite films.

2010 ◽  
Vol 150-151 ◽  
pp. 1396-1399 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xi Hong Li ◽  
Kuan Guo ◽  
Xiao Yan Zhao

This paper explains and demonstrates the effects of beeswax on functional and structural properties of soy protein isolate films, containing different glycerol. The results showed that percentage elongation at break, water vapor permeability, and transparency of soy protein isolate films decreased when the beeswax content increased, but tensile strength and oxygen permeability increased. The higher the glycerol content, the higher the film water vapor permeability, oxygen permeability, and transparency. The results of differential scanning calorimetry and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy suggested that beeswax cross-linked with soy protein isolate molecules via connecting with glycerol, composed the film matrix.


2012 ◽  
Vol 503-504 ◽  
pp. 446-449 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chun Xia Sui ◽  
Lian Zhou Jiang ◽  
Guo Ping Yu

The objective of this research was to investigate the effect of pH(7.0, 8.0, 9.0, 10.0) on the properties of soy protein isolate (SPI)/guar gum (GG)composite films casted with 0.2 %(w/v)guar gum polysaccharide, 5.0 %(w/v)SPI, 1.5 %(w/v)glycerol plasticizer, and 4:1(v/v) mixture of distilled water and anhydrous alcohol. Composite membranes from different pH conditions were evaluated from following aspects: tensile strength (TS), elongation at break (EB), water vapor permeability (WVP), water solubility (WS) and surface hydrophobicity(SH)


Polymers ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (11) ◽  
pp. 1807
Author(s):  
Estefanía Álvarez-Castillo ◽  
José Manuel Aguilar ◽  
Carlos Bengoechea ◽  
María Luisa López-Castejón ◽  
Antonio Guerrero

Composite materials based on proteins and carbohydrates normally offer improved water solubility, biodegradability, and biocompatibility, which make them attractive for a wide range of applications. Soy protein isolate (SPI) has shown superabsorbent properties that are useful in fields such as agriculture. Alginate salts (ALG) are linear anionic polysaccharides obtained at a low cost from brown algae, displaying a good enough biocompatibility to be considered for medical applications. As alginates are quite hydrophilic, the exchange of ions from guluronic acid present in its molecular structure with divalent cations, particularly Ca2+, may induce its gelation, which would inhibit its solubilization in water. Both biopolymers SPI and ALG were used to produce composites through injection moulding using glycerol (Gly) as a plasticizer. Different biopolymer/plasticizer ratios were employed, and the SPI/ALG ratio within the biopolymer fraction was also varied. Furthermore, composites were immersed in different CaCl2 solutions to inhibit the amount of soluble matter loss and to enhance the mechanical properties of the resulting porous matrices. The main goal of the present work was the development and characterization of green porous matrices with inhibited solubility thanks to the gelation of alginate.


e-Polymers ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
pp. 433-442
Author(s):  
Hua He ◽  
Rui-jing Jia ◽  
Kai-qiang Dong ◽  
Jia-wen Huang ◽  
Zhi-yong Qin

Abstract A novel biodegradable protein-based material (UMSPIE) that consists of natural polymer soy protein isolate (SPI), ultrasonic-modified montmorillonite (UMMT), and ethylene glycol diglycidyl ether (EGDE) was produced by solution casting. Fourier infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), X-ray diffraction (XRD), thermogravimetric analysis (TG), and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) were used to characterize the chemical structure and micro-morphologies of as-synthesized protein-based composite films. The results showed that the interlayer structure of MMT was destroyed by ultrasonic treatment, and the hydrogen bonding between SPI chains and the ultrasound-treated MMT plates was enhanced. The synergistic effect of UMMT and EGDE on SPI molecules made the network structure of the UMSPIE film denser. In addition, the mechanical and barrier properties of the as-synthesized films were explored. Compared with pure soy protein film, the tensile strength of the UMSPIE film has an increase of 266.82% (increasing from 4.4 to 16.14 MPa). From the above, the modified strategy of layered silicates filling combining crosslinking agents is considered as an effective method to improve the functional properties of bio-based polymer composites.


2010 ◽  
Vol 100 (1) ◽  
pp. 133-138 ◽  
Author(s):  
F. María Monedero ◽  
Alicia Hambleton ◽  
Pau Talens ◽  
Fréderic Debeaufort ◽  
Amparo Chiralt ◽  
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2015 ◽  
Vol 731 ◽  
pp. 565-568
Author(s):  
Pei Wang ◽  
Zhen Huang ◽  
Wei Zheng ◽  
Ma Dong Si

With soy protein isolate (SPI) as the main raw material, and ethylene glycol (EG) and polyethylene glycol (PEG) as two additives, a number of SPI-based films were prepared through the solution casting method. Results show that the film flexibility is obviously improved after adding EG and the film tensile strength and elongation at break could reach more than 10.5 MPa and 140%, respectively. The antimicrobial results exhibit EG has higher antibacterial effect against both bacteria ofE. coliandS. aureusthan PEG-400.


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