• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• v.11 no.2
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• pp.193-198
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• 2001

Preparation of antibacterial biopolymer film which is suitable for food packaging film was investigated using K-carrageenan as a base material. K-Carrageenan showed good biodegradability and film-forming characteristic but poor mechanical properties under humid condition. Also, various bacteria grew well on its surface. The poor mechanical properties could be improved by mixing with alginate at a 1:1 ratio and crosslinking with $CaCl_2$ solution. Antibacterial property coul be provided by modifying the K-carrageenan film surface with acrylic acid plasma followed by ion-exchange with $Ag^+$ ions. Such prepared film still showed good biodegradability by various fongi.

• Korean Journal of Food Science and Technology
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• v.29 no.1
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• pp.138-144
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• 1997

A new biopolymer YU-122 from Metarrhizium anisopliae (Metschn.) Sorok consisting of glucose and galactose was tested for its physical properties and flow behavior characteristics. Xanthan gum showed slightly higher viscosity than biopolymer YU-122. Viscosity of biopolymer YU-122 at various pHs and temperatures was also tested. The viscosity of biopolymer YU-122 was very stable up to pH 11 and $60^{\circ}C$, indicating that it has a great possibility for the application such as food additives, emulsifier, and drug release agents. Flow behavior index (n) from Power Law equation is 0.173. Biopolymer YU-122 solution was a pseudoplastic non-Newtonian fluid, which indicated that it had one or more side chains. When biopolymer YU-122 was used as a emulsifier, it stabilized the emulsion up to 120 hours, which was much better than xanthan gum. The biopolymer YU-122 could form an excellent but less clear film compared with xanthan and pullulan.

• Environmental Engineering Research
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• v.25 no.4
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• pp.506-514
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• 2020

The current study stresses on the reuse of waste lignocellulose biomass (rice husk and sugarcane bagasse) for the synthesis of carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC) and further conversion of this CMC into a biodegradable film. Addition of commercial starch was done to form biodegradable film due to its capacity to form a continuous matrix. Plasticizers such as Glycerol and citric acid were used to provide flexibility and strength to the film. Biopolymer film obtained from sugarcane bagasse CMC showed maximum tensile strength and elongation in comparison to the film synthesized from commercial CMC and CMC obtained from rice husk. It has been observed that an increase in sodium glycolate/NaCl content in CMC imposed an adverse effect on tensile strength. Opacity, moisture content, and solubility of the film increased with a rise in the degree of substitution of CMC. Therefore, CMC obtained from sugarcane bagasse was better candidate in preparing biopolymer/biocomposite film.

• Korean Journal of Environmental Biology
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• v.18 no.1
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• pp.199-203
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• 2000

A bacterium that produce biopolymer was isolated from Gochujang, one of Korean traditional fermented foods, and identified as Bacillus licheniformis. The production of biopolymer was highest and 34mg/250ml, when the baterium was cultivated in condition of sucrose 6.0%, Yeast extract 0.1%, peptone 0.l%, NaCl 3.0%, and pH 6.0. The 1% solution of this biopolymer was able to form a translucent and glossy film. And the solution of biopolymer was found to precipitate Kaolin solution and also stabilize the suspension of lactic acid bacteria within the test range of 0.25-1.00%. [Bacillus licheniformis, Biopolymer].

• Geomechanics and Engineering
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• v.17 no.5
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• pp.445-452
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• 2019

Gel-type biopolymers have recently been introduced as environmentally friendly soil binders and have shown substantial strengthening effects in laboratory experimental programs. Although the strengthening effects of biopolymer-treated sands have been verified in previous direct shear tests and uniaxial compression tests, there has been no attempt to examine shear behavior under different confining stress conditions. This study therefore aimed to investigate the strengthening effects of biopolymer-treated sand using laboratory triaxial testing with a focus on confining pressures. Three representative confining pressure conditions (${\sigma}_3=50kPa$, 100 kPa, and 200 kPa) were tested with varying biopolymer contents ($m_{bp}/m_s$) of 0.5%, 1.0%, and 2.0%, respectively. Based on previous studies, it was assumed that biopolymer-treated sand is susceptible to hydraulic conditions, and therefore, the experiments were conducted in both a hydrated xanthan gum condition and a dehydrated xanthan gum condition. The results indicated that the shear resistance was substantially enhanced and there was a demonstrable increase in cohesion as well as the friction angle when the biopolymer film matrix was comprehensively developed. Accordingly, it can be concluded that the feasibility of the biopolymer treatment will remain valid under the confining pressure conditions used in this study because the resisting force of the biopolymer-treated soil was higher than that in the untreated condition, regardless of the confining pressure.

• Food Science and Biotechnology
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• v.16 no.5
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• pp.691-709
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• 2007

Concerns on environmental waste problems caused by non-biodegradable petrochemical-based plastic packaging materials as well as consumer's demand for high quality food products has caused an increasing interest in developing biodegradable packaging materials using annually renewable natural biopolymers such as polysaccharides and proteins. However, inherent shortcomings of natural polymer-based packaging materials such as low mechanical properties and low water resistance are causing a major limitation for their industrial use. By the way, recent advent of nanocomposite technology rekindled interests on the use of natural biopolymers in the food packaging application. Polymer nanocomposites, especially natural biopolymer-layered silicate nanocomposites, exhibit markedly improved packaging properties due to their nanometer size dispersion. These improvements include increased mechanical strength, decreased gas permeability, and increased water resistance. Additionally, biologically active ingredients can be added to impart the desired functional properties to the resulting packaging materials. Consequently, natural biopolymer-based nanocomposite packaging materials with bio-functional properties have huge potential for application in the active food packaging industry. In this review, recent advances in the preparation and characterization of natural biopolymer-based nanocomposite films, and their potential use in food packaging applications are addressed.

• Korean Journal of Food Science and Technology
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• v.30 no.6
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• pp.1285-1294
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• 1998

Whey powder, a by-product of milk industry, was utilized to produce biopolymer film with the combination of film matrix supporting material, sodium caseinate. Biopolymer films were prepared from whey powder-sodium caseinate mixtures at several mixing ratios. The effects of pH, plasticizers and cross-linkers on tensile strength (TS) and elongation (E) of films were investigated. The films could be formed by use of whey powder up to 70%. As the whey powder content was increased, TS of the film decreased while E increased. Films containing more than 70% of whey powder could not be formed due to the stickiness of lactose in whey powder. The optimum pH of the film solution was found to be 10. Among the plasticizers tested, sorbitol was found to be the most effective plasticizer while glycerol was inadequate for the film. Tensile strengths of films containing $30{\sim}40%$ whey powder were higher than 10 MPa with relatively high E, when the films were plasticized with 30% (w/w) and 40% sorbitol. TSs of the relatively weak films containing $50{\sim}60%$ whey powders were improved by the addition of small amount of sodium citrate for 30% sorbitol plasticized films, and by the addition of sodium chloride for 40% sorbitol plasticized films. It was concluded that up to 70% of whey powder could be utilized to produce biopolymer films by adding sorbitol and cross linkers at pH 10.

• The monthly packaging world
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• s.214
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• pp.46-57
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• 2011

• Korean Journal of Food Science and Technology
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• v.44 no.6
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• pp.711-715
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• 2012

A laminate-composite film was developed using industry co-products of defatted mustard meal (DMM) and whey protein isolate (WPI). An individually prepared DMM-based film (DMM film) and a WPI-based film (WPI film) were thermally laminated at $130^{\circ}C$ at a rate of 30 cm/min. Microscopic images exhibited that the DMM film and the WPI film were continuously attached in the laminate without void spaces. The tensile strength, elongation at break, and water vapor permeability for the laminate were 0.7MPa, 4.0%, and $6.9g{\cdot}mm/kPa/h/m^2$, respectively. Stretchability and heat seal strength of the laminate were higher than those of the un-laminated DMM film. The film layers of the laminate were physically overlapped, not forming new biopolymer units induced by molecular interactions. The opportunity for DMM films to be used as food packaging materials for wrapping and sealing could be increased by thermal lamination with WPI films, which improves the stretchability and heat sealability of DMM films.

• Bulletin of Food Technology
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• v.14 no.4
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• pp.52-59
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• 2001

미국 내에서 첨단 농업과 관련한 학문 연구 및 기술개발 활동이 가장 활발하며, 농산물의 수확 후 관리기술 등의 분야에서 세계적으로 명성이 높은 University of California, Davis에서 지난 2000년 10월 9일부터 200 1년 10월 7일까지 1년간 해외연수를 수행하였다. 연수 지도교수였던 식품공학과(Food Sci. & Technol.) 및 생물.농공학과(Bio. & Agric. Engin.) 소속의 Dr. John M. Krochta는 천연소재의 환경친화성 생고분자 (biopolymer ) 필름/ 피막의 제조 기술과 특성 평가에 관한 연구분야에서 이미 수많은 탁월한 연구성과를 축적한 저명 과학자로서, 실제 연수를 수행한 식품공학과 내의 Packaging & Biopolymer Film Lab.에서는 최근 10년 동안 주로 유가공 부산물인 유청 단백질(whey proteins )을 원료로 한 생고분자 필름/ 피막을 개발하여 각종 신선 농산물 및 가공식품에 대한 적용 가능성 연구를 수행하면서 다수의 연구논문과 저서, 특허를 배출하고 있었다. 필자는 연수기간동안 whey protein films의 산소 차단특성을 활용하여 기존 합성 고분자 재질의 산소 차단재를 대체할 수 있는 새로운 생고분자 포장재로서 whey protein coating의 제조 및 성능 평가에 관한 연구를 수행한바, 이에 간략히 그 내용과 결과를 소개하고자 한다.