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Optimization of Physical, Optical and Barrier Properties of Films Made from Cassava Starch and Rosemary Oil

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In this study, films from cassava starch and rosemary oil were prepared by using the casting method. Glycerol was used as plasticizer and tween 80 as surfactant. The influence of Cassava starch (Cs), Rosemary oil (Ro), Surfactant (Sf) concentrations and Thickness of film (Tf) on the mechanical, optical, and barrier properties of cassava starch films was studied applying the Response Surface Methodology. The response variables were optimized by using second order polynomial models with satisfactory fit and coefficient of determination (R2) values (> 81%). The optimized conditions with the goal of maximizing mechanical properties and minimizing barrier and optical properties and desirability function (0.9796) were Cs = 3 g/100 g solution, Ro = 4 g/100 g Cs, Sf = 69 g/100 g Ro and Tf = 0.05 ± 0.001 mm. The films produced under these conditions displayed high mechanical strength (16.7 MPa), young´s modulus (2911.4 MPa), low elongation at break (0.2%), low water vapor transmission (0.8 × 10−14 g/Pa s m), low solubility (33.24%), and low opacity (16%). These results provided good mechanical, barrier, and optical properties, compared to films based on other starch resources.

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This study was funded by the Universidad de San Buenaventura Cali and the national department of science, technology and innovation (Colciencias), Colombia.

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  1. Engineering School, Biotechnology Research Group, Universidad de San Buenaventura-Cali, Avenida 10 de Mayo, La Umbría, Vía a Pance, 760031, Cali, Colombia

    Diana Paola Navia Porras, Joaquín Hernández Umaña & Luis Gabriel Poveda Perdomo

  2. Basic Sciences School, Universidad Autónoma de Occidente, Cali, Colombia

    Marisol Gordillo Suárez

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Navia Porras, D.P., Gordillo Suárez, M., Hernández Umaña, J. et al. Optimization of Physical, Optical and Barrier Properties of Films Made from Cassava Starch and Rosemary Oil. J Polym Environ 27, 127–140 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10924-018-1316-2

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