Films from Glyoxal-Crosslinked Spruce Galactoglucomannans Plasticized with Sorbitol

Films were prepared from a renewable and biodegradable forest biorefinery product, spruce O-acetyl-galactoglucomannans (GGMs), crosslinked with glyoxal. For the first time, cohesive and self-standing films were obtained from GGM without the addition of polyol plasticizer. In addition, glyoxal-crossl...

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Main Authors: Kirsi S. Mikkonen, Mari I. Heikkilä, Stefan M. Willför, Maija Tenkanen
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Language:English
Published: Wiley 2012-01-01
Series:International Journal of Polymer Science
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/482810
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Stefan M. Willför
Maija Tenkanen
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description Films were prepared from a renewable and biodegradable forest biorefinery product, spruce O-acetyl-galactoglucomannans (GGMs), crosslinked with glyoxal. For the first time, cohesive and self-standing films were obtained from GGM without the addition of polyol plasticizer. In addition, glyoxal-crosslinked films were prepared using sorbitol at 10, 20, 30, and 40% (wt.-% of GGM). Glyoxal clearly strengthened the GGM matrix, as detected by tensile testing and dynamic mechanical analysis. The elongation at break of films slightly increased, and Young's modulus decreased with increasing sorbitol content. Interestingly, the tensile strength of films was constant with the increased plasticizer content. The effect of sorbitol on water sorption and water vapor permeability (WVP) depended on relative humidity (RH). At low RH, the addition of sorbitol significantly decreased the WVP of films. The glyoxal-crosslinked GGM films containing 20% sorbitol exhibited the lowest oxygen permeability (OP) and WVP of the studied films and showed satisfactory mechanical performance.
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spelling doaj-art-ba389319c66c4c39a816a067f16c19fe2025-02-03T05:46:19ZengWileyInternational Journal of Polymer Science1687-94221687-94302012-01-01201210.1155/2012/482810482810Films from Glyoxal-Crosslinked Spruce Galactoglucomannans Plasticized with SorbitolKirsi S. Mikkonen0Mari I. Heikkilä1Stefan M. Willför2Maija Tenkanen3Department of Food and Environmental Sciences, University of Helsinki, P.O. Box 27, 00014 Helsinki, FinlandDepartment of Food and Environmental Sciences, University of Helsinki, P.O. Box 27, 00014 Helsinki, FinlandProcess Chemistry Centre, Åbo Akademi University, Porthansgatan 3, 20500 Åbo, FinlandDepartment of Food and Environmental Sciences, University of Helsinki, P.O. Box 27, 00014 Helsinki, FinlandFilms were prepared from a renewable and biodegradable forest biorefinery product, spruce O-acetyl-galactoglucomannans (GGMs), crosslinked with glyoxal. For the first time, cohesive and self-standing films were obtained from GGM without the addition of polyol plasticizer. In addition, glyoxal-crosslinked films were prepared using sorbitol at 10, 20, 30, and 40% (wt.-% of GGM). Glyoxal clearly strengthened the GGM matrix, as detected by tensile testing and dynamic mechanical analysis. The elongation at break of films slightly increased, and Young's modulus decreased with increasing sorbitol content. Interestingly, the tensile strength of films was constant with the increased plasticizer content. The effect of sorbitol on water sorption and water vapor permeability (WVP) depended on relative humidity (RH). At low RH, the addition of sorbitol significantly decreased the WVP of films. The glyoxal-crosslinked GGM films containing 20% sorbitol exhibited the lowest oxygen permeability (OP) and WVP of the studied films and showed satisfactory mechanical performance.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/482810
spellingShingle Kirsi S. Mikkonen
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Films from Glyoxal-Crosslinked Spruce Galactoglucomannans Plasticized with Sorbitol
International Journal of Polymer Science
title Films from Glyoxal-Crosslinked Spruce Galactoglucomannans Plasticized with Sorbitol
title_full Films from Glyoxal-Crosslinked Spruce Galactoglucomannans Plasticized with Sorbitol
title_fullStr Films from Glyoxal-Crosslinked Spruce Galactoglucomannans Plasticized with Sorbitol
title_full_unstemmed Films from Glyoxal-Crosslinked Spruce Galactoglucomannans Plasticized with Sorbitol
title_short Films from Glyoxal-Crosslinked Spruce Galactoglucomannans Plasticized with Sorbitol
title_sort films from glyoxal crosslinked spruce galactoglucomannans plasticized with sorbitol
url http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/482810
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