Food Engineering Progress (산업식품공학)

Korean Society for Industrial Food Engineering (한국산업식품공학회)
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Studies on the Development of Biodegradable Plastics and Their Safety and Degradability

생붕괴성 플라스틱 포장재의 제조 및 제조된 소재의 안전성과 분해성 연구

  • Received : 2011.07.29
  • Accepted : 2011.08.19
  • Published : 2011.08.31
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Abstract

Biodegradable plastics were developed using biodegradable pellets made of corn stalk and rice husk and their safety as food packages and their biodegradability against light (ultraviolet (UV)), heat, and fungi were evaluated. Four kinds of 50-${\mu}m$ biodegradable plastics were produced by extruding the mixtures of the biodegradable pellets, low-density polyethylene (LDPE), high-density polyethylene (HDPE), and linear low-density polyethylene (LLDPE) with different compositions. Developed biodegradable plastics were safe to be used as food packages. The initial tensile strength and percentage elongation of the plastics were similar to those of LDPE, but the values decreased with increased their exposure time to UV and heat. The fungal biodegradability of the biodegradable plastics was higher than that of LDPE. The biodegradability of the biodegradable plastics shows the potential for them to be used as sustainable food packages.

본 연구에서는 자연분해재 펠릿과 polyethylene들을 이용해 LDPE와 신장율과 인장강도가 유사한 생붕괴성 플라스틱 필름들을 제조하였다. 식품 포장재로서의 안전성, 광분해성, 열분해성 및 곰팡이 생분해성을 평가한 결과 제작된 생붕괴성 플라스틱 필름들은 식품 포장재로 사용하기에 안전하고 LDPE 필름에 비해 상대적으로 우수한 분해 특성을 나타내어 환경친화적인 식품 포장 소재로 사용될 가능성을 보여주었다.

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Acknowledgement

Supported by : 농림수산식품부

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