Effect of Mixed Oxide-Based TiO2 on the Physicochemical Properties of Chitosan Films

Authors

  • Luis Miguel Anaya-Esparza
    Affiliation
    Integral Food Research Laboratory, Technological Institute of Tepic, Avenida Tecnologico 2595, 63175 Tepic, Mexico
    Department of Livestock and Agricultural Sciences, University Center of Los Altos of the University of Guadalajara, Av. Rafael Casillas Aceves 1200, 47600 Tepatitlán de Morelos, Mexico
  • Apolonio Vargas-Torres
    Affiliation
    Food Science and Technology Research Center, Institute of Agricultural Sciences, Autonomous University of the State of Hidalgo, Abasolo 600, 42039 Pachuca, Mexico
  • Heidi Maria Palma-Rodríguez
    Affiliation
    Food Science and Technology Research Center, Institute of Agricultural Sciences, Autonomous University of the State of Hidalgo, Abasolo 600, 42039 Pachuca, Mexico
  • Marisol Patricia Castro-Mendoza
    Affiliation
    Food Science and Technology Research Center, Institute of Agricultural Sciences, Autonomous University of the State of Hidalgo, Abasolo 600, 42039 Pachuca, Mexico
  • Elhadi M. Yahia
    Affiliation
    Faculty of Natural Sciences, Autonomous University of Queretaro, Avenida de las Ciencias S/N, 76230 Juriquilla, Mexico
  • Alejandro Pérez-Larios
    Affiliation
    Department of Livestock and Agricultural Sciences, University Center of Los Altos of the University of Guadalajara, Av. Rafael Casillas Aceves 1200, 47600 Tepatitlán de Morelos, Mexico
  • Efigenia Montalvo-González
    Affiliation
    Integral Food Research Laboratory, Technological Institute of Tepic, Avenida Tecnologico 2595, 63175 Tepic, Mexico
https://doi.org/10.3311/PPch.18953

Abstract

The physicochemical, mechanical, and structural properties of chitosan-based films (CS) alone or CS-films with mixed oxide nanoparticles (TiO2-ZnO-MgO, TZM; CSTZM) at different concentrations (125, 250, and 500 μg mL−1) were investigated. The addition of nano-TZM promoted a color change (from colorless to white) in the film-forming solution, which increased its turbidity and it decreased viscosity. CSTZM were semitransparent (transmittance, T% decreased up to 49%) compared to CS-based films (T% = 95.5). CSTZM (particularly at a concentration of 500 μg mL−1) exhibited an improvement in the moisture content (decreased from 12.6 to 9.67%), water solubility (decreased from 14.94 to 10.22%), degree of swelling (increased from 19.79 to 36.28%), water vapor barrier (decreased from 6.62 x 10−16 to 4.33 x 10−16 g m−1 h−1 Pa−1), thermal stability (the endotherm peak increased from 99.5 to 157.7 °C), and mechanical properties (tensile strength and elongation at break increased from 4.15 to 4.98 kPa and 6.96 to 56.18%, respectively, while the modulus of elasticity decreased from 144 kPa to 4.11 kPa), without toxicity effects on Artemia salina (93.33% survival). X-ray diffraction and Fourier transform infrared studies demonstrated an interaction between CS-based films and nano-TZM. Overall, this film exhibited great potential for diverse industrial applications.

Keywords:

chitosan, titanium dioxide, mixed-oxide systems, nanoparticles, hybrid composites

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Published Online

2022-05-17

How to Cite

Anaya-Esparza, L. M., Vargas-Torres, A., Palma-Rodríguez, H. M., Castro-Mendoza, M. P., Yahia, E. M., Pérez-Larios, A. “Effect of Mixed Oxide-Based TiO2 on the Physicochemical Properties of Chitosan Films”, Periodica Polytechnica Chemical Engineering, 66(3), pp. 422–436, 2022. https://doi.org/10.3311/PPch.18953

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