Physicochemical and thermal characterization of hydroxyethyl cellulose - wheat starch based films incorporated thymol intended for active packaging

• Main Authors: Khairuddin, Nozieana, Muhamad, Ida Idayu, Wan Abd. Rahman, Wan Aizan, Siddique, Bazlul Mobin
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2020
• Subjects: TP Chemical technology
• Online Access: http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/90671/1/IdaIdayuMuhamad2020_PhysicochemicalandThermalCharacterizationofHydroxyethylCellulose.pdf; http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/90671/; http://dx.doi.org/10.17576/jsm-2020-4902-10

Biodegradable packing materials with antimicrobial properties have been a concern for years because of its positive environmental implications. The present work aimed to develop the formulation of hydroxyethyl cellulose (HEC)/wheat-starch based film in which the active compound, thymol (0.5, 1, 1.5,...