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• TITLE: Biodegradable Colour Polymeric Film (Starch-Chitosan) Development: Characterization for Packaging Materials

  AUTHORS: M. Z. I. Mollah, N. Akter, F. B. Quader, S. Sultana, R. A. Khan

  KEYWORDS: Chitosan, Starch, Acacia Catechu, Composite, Biodegradable, Packaging

  JOURNAL NAME: Open Journal of Organic Polymer Materials, Vol.6 No.1, January 12, 2016

  ABSTRACT: Biodegradable starch-based chitosan reinforced composite polymeric films were prepared by casting. The chitosan content in the films was varied from 20% to 80% (w/w). Tensile strength (TS) was improved significantly with the addition of chitosan but elongation at break (EB %) of the composites decreased. Tensile strength of the composites raised more with the addition of the acacia catechu content in the films varied from 0.05% to 0.2% (w/w). The better thermal stability of this prepared film was confirmed by thermo-gravimetric analysis. Structural characterization was done by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy. Surface morphologies of the composites were examined by scanning electron microscope (SEM) which suggested sufficient homogenization of starch, chitosan and acacia catechu. Water uptake was found lower for final composites in comparison to starch/chitosan and chitosan films. The satisfactory rate of degradation in the soil is expected that the final composite film is within less than 6 months. The developed films intended to use as the alternative of synthetic non-biodegradable colored packaging films.