Issue 8, 2021

Non-toxic layered double hydroxide nanoplatelet dispersions for gas barrier coatings on flexible packaging

Abstract

High gas barrier, transparent and non-toxic coatings are in increasing demand due to the need to develop easier recyclable food packaging technologies. Herein, we report a green synthesis of layered double hydroxide (LDH) nanoplatelets via a reconstruction process in concentrated amino acid solution. The effect of both the amino acid (nonpolar and polar) and the original LDH morphology (rosette and large platelet) on the formation of uniform dispersed LDH nanoplatelets was systematically studied. LDH nanosheet dispersions in polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) were coated on polyethylene terephthalate (PET) substrates. The oxygen barrier performance and optical properties of the LDH nanosheet coated PET films were evaluated. We found that the PET coated films retained excellent optical responses and exhibited a high oxygen barrier, with an oxygen transmission rate down to 0.35 cc m−2 day−1. This represents an oxygen barrier improvement factor (BIF) between the coated and uncoated PET films of 175.

Graphical abstract: Non-toxic layered double hydroxide nanoplatelet dispersions for gas barrier coatings on flexible packaging

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Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
16 Dec. 2020
Accepted
01 Marts 2021
First published
01 Marts 2021
This article is Open Access
Creative Commons BY-NC license

Mater. Adv., 2021,2, 2626-2635

Non-toxic layered double hydroxide nanoplatelet dispersions for gas barrier coatings on flexible packaging

K. Ruengkajorn, C. Chen, J. Yu, J. Buffet and D. O’Hare, Mater. Adv., 2021, 2, 2626 DOI: 10.1039/D0MA00986E

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