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Bettelli MA, Hu Q, Capezza AJ, Johansson E, Olsson RT, Hedenqvist MS. Effects of multi-functional additives during foam extrusion of wheat gluten materials. Commun Chem 2024; 7:75. [PMID: 38570707 PMCID: PMC10991538 DOI: 10.1038/s42004-024-01150-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/24/2023] [Accepted: 03/13/2024] [Indexed: 04/05/2024] Open
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To broaden the range in structures and properties, and therefore the applicability of sustainable foams based on wheat gluten expanded with ammonium-bicarbonate, we show here how three naturally ocurring multifunctional additives affect their properties. Citric acid yields foams with the lowest density (porosity of ~50%) with mainly closed cells. Gallic acid acts as a radical scavenger, yielding the least crosslinked/ aggregated foam. The use of a low amount of this acid yields foams with the highest uptake of the body-fluid model substance (saline, ~130% after 24 hours). However, foams with genipin show a large and rapid capillary uptake (50% in one second), due to their high content of open cells. The most dense and stiff foam is obtained with one weight percent genipin, which is also the most crosslinked. Overall, the foams show a high energy loss-rate under cyclic compression (84-92% at 50% strain), indicating promising cushioning behaviour. They also show a low compression set, indicating promising sealability. Overall, the work here provides a step towards using protein biofoams as a sustainable alternative to fossil-based plastic/rubber foams in applications where absorbent and/or mechanical properties play a key role.
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- Mercedes A Bettelli
- Department of Fibre and Polymer Technology, Polymeric Materials Division, School of Engineering Sciences in Chemistry, Biotechnology and Health, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, 10044, Sweden
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- Department of Fibre and Polymer Technology, Polymeric Materials Division, School of Engineering Sciences in Chemistry, Biotechnology and Health, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, 10044, Sweden
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- Department of Fibre and Polymer Technology, Polymeric Materials Division, School of Engineering Sciences in Chemistry, Biotechnology and Health, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, 10044, Sweden
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- Department of Plant Breeding, The Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Box 190, SE-234 22, Lomma, Sweden
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- Department of Fibre and Polymer Technology, Polymeric Materials Division, School of Engineering Sciences in Chemistry, Biotechnology and Health, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, 10044, Sweden
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- Department of Fibre and Polymer Technology, Polymeric Materials Division, School of Engineering Sciences in Chemistry, Biotechnology and Health, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, 10044, Sweden.
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Enhancing the Thermo-Mechanical Properties of Thermoplastic Starch Films Using Rice Straw Fibers as Reinforcement. CHEMISTRY AFRICA 2023. [DOI: 10.1007/s42250-023-00584-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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Perez-Puyana V, Cuartero P, Jiménez-Rosado M, Martínez I, Romero A. Physical crosslinking of pea protein-based bioplastics: Effect of heat and UV treatments. Food Packag Shelf Life 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.fpsl.2022.100836] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Jiménez‐Rosado M, Maigret J, Lourdin D, Guerrero A, Romero A. Injection molding versus extrusion in the manufacturing of soy protein‐based bioplastics with zinc incorporated. J Appl Polym Sci 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/app.51630] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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- Mercedes Jiménez‐Rosado
- Departamento de Ingeniería Química, Facultad de Química Escuela Politécnica Superior ‐ Universidad de Sevilla Sevilla Spain
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- Biopolymers Interactions Assemblies Research Unit 1268 (BIA) INRAE, UR BIA Nantes France
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- Biopolymers Interactions Assemblies Research Unit 1268 (BIA) INRAE, UR BIA Nantes France
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- Departamento de Ingeniería Química, Facultad de Química Escuela Politécnica Superior ‐ Universidad de Sevilla Sevilla Spain
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- Departamento de Ingeniería Química, Facultad de Química Escuela Politécnica Superior ‐ Universidad de Sevilla Sevilla Spain
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Rice bran-based bioplastics: Effects of the mixing temperature on starch plastification and final properties. Int J Biol Macromol 2021; 188:932-940. [PMID: 34384803 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2021.08.043] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/25/2021] [Revised: 07/28/2021] [Accepted: 08/05/2021] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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The agro-food industry produces huge amounts of wastes and by-products with high levels of carbohydrates and proteins, basic food groups that, properly treated, can be employed for the development of bioplastics. These high added-value products represent an alternative to traditional polymers. In this research work, rice bran was mixed with glycerol and water obtaining homogeneous blends which then are processed into bioplastics via injection moulding. The mixing temperature aids starch plastification and thus, affects the properties of the final specimens. In this way, the mechanical characterization revealed improvements for the highest temperature (110 °C) used which, at the same time, exhibited poor physical integrity during water immersion. Although the mechanical properties of the dried system obtained at 80 °C are slightly inferior to those obtained for the non-dried 110 °C system, these specimens are considered more adequate since they exhibited higher physical integrity and, consequently, better operating conditions.
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Álvarez-Castillo E, Felix M, Bengoechea C, Guerrero A. Proteins from Agri-Food Industrial Biowastes or Co-Products and Their Applications as Green Materials. Foods 2021; 10:981. [PMID: 33947093 PMCID: PMC8145534 DOI: 10.3390/foods10050981] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/12/2021] [Revised: 04/21/2021] [Accepted: 04/26/2021] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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A great amount of biowastes, comprising byproducts and biomass wastes, is originated yearly from the agri-food industry. These biowastes are commonly rich in proteins and polysaccharides and are mainly discarded or used for animal feeding. As regulations aim to shift from a fossil-based to a bio-based circular economy model, biowastes are also being employed for producing bio-based materials. This may involve their use in high-value applications and therefore a remarkable revalorization of those resources. The present review summarizes the main sources of protein from biowastes and co-products of the agri-food industry (i.e., wheat gluten, potato, zein, soy, rapeseed, sunflower, protein, casein, whey, blood, gelatin, collagen, keratin, and algae protein concentrates), assessing the bioplastic application (i.e., food packaging and coating, controlled release of active agents, absorbent and superabsorbent materials, agriculture, and scaffolds) for which they have been more extensively produced. The most common wet and dry processes to produce protein-based materials are also described (i.e., compression molding, injection molding, extrusion, 3D-printing, casting, and electrospinning), as well as the main characterization techniques (i.e., mechanical and rheological properties, tensile strength tests, rheological tests, thermal characterization, and optical properties). In this sense, the strategy of producing materials from biowastes to be used in agricultural applications, which converge with the zero-waste approach, seems to be remarkably attractive from a sustainability prospect (including environmental, economic, and social angles). This approach allows envisioning a reduction of some of the impacts along the product life cycle, contributing to tackling the transition toward a circular economy.
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- Departamento de Ingeniería Química, Escuela Politécnica Superior, 41011 Sevilla, Spain; (E.Á.-C.); (M.F.); (A.G.)
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Álvarez-Castillo E, Bengoechea C, Guerrero A. Strengthening of Porcine Plasma Protein Superabsorbent Materials through a Solubilization-Freeze-Drying Process. Polymers (Basel) 2021; 13:772. [PMID: 33802290 PMCID: PMC7959129 DOI: 10.3390/polym13050772] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/14/2021] [Revised: 02/11/2021] [Accepted: 02/26/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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The replacement of common acrylic derivatives by biodegradable materials in the formulation of superabsorbent materials would lessen the associated environmental impact. Moreover, the use of by-products or biowastes from the food industry that are usually discarded would promote a desired circular economy. The present study deals with the development of superabsorbent materials based on a by-product from the meat industry, namely plasma protein, focusing on the effects of a freeze-drying stage before blending with glycerol and eventual injection molding. More specifically, this freeze-drying stage is carried out either directly on the protein flour or after its solubilization in deionized water (10% w/w). Superabsorbent materials obtained after this solubilization-freeze-drying process display higher Young's modulus and tensile strength values, without affecting their water uptake capacity. As greater water uptake is commonly related to poorer mechanical properties, the proposed solubilization-freeze-drying process is a useful strategy for producing strengthened hydrophilic materials.
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- Estefanía Álvarez-Castillo
- Escuela Politécnica Superior, Chemical Engineering Department, University of Seville, Calle Virgen de África, 7, 41011 Sevilla, Spain; (C.B.); (A.G.)
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Liu J, Zhang L, Liu C, Zheng X, Tang K. Tuning structure and properties of gelatin edible films through pullulan dialdehyde crosslinking. Lebensm Wiss Technol 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.lwt.2020.110607] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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Gutiérrez TJ, Mendieta JR, Ortega-Toro R. In-depth study from gluten/PCL-based food packaging films obtained under reactive extrusion conditions using chrome octanoate as a potential food grade catalyst. Food Hydrocoll 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.foodhyd.2020.106255] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Álvarez-Castillo E, Ramos M, Bengoechea C, Martínez I, Romero A. Effect of blend mixing and formulation on thermophysical properties of gluten-based plastics. J Cereal Sci 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcs.2020.103090] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Álvarez-Castillo E, Bengoechea C, Guerrero A. Composites from by-products of the food industry for the development of superabsorbent biomaterials. FOOD AND BIOPRODUCTS PROCESSING 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.fbp.2019.11.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Reactive processing preparation of sustainable composites from canola meal reinforced by chemical modification. Eur Polym J 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2018.03.031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Facilitation of α-polylysine in TGase-mediated crosslinking modification for gluten and its effect on properties of gluten films. J Cereal Sci 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcs.2016.12.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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Azeredo HM, Waldron KW. Crosslinking in polysaccharide and protein films and coatings for food contact – A review. Trends Food Sci Technol 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.tifs.2016.04.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 191] [Impact Index Per Article: 23.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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Bootklad M, Chantarak S, Kaewtatip K. Novel biocomposites based on wheat gluten and rubber wood sawdust. J Appl Polym Sci 2016. [DOI: 10.1002/app.43705] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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- Munlika Bootklad
- Department of Materials Science and Technology; Faculty of Science, Prince of Songkla University; Hat Yai Songkhla 90112 Thailand
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- Department of Materials Science and Technology; Faculty of Science, Prince of Songkla University; Hat Yai Songkhla 90112 Thailand
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- Department of Materials Science and Technology; Faculty of Science, Prince of Songkla University; Hat Yai Songkhla 90112 Thailand
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Du Y, Li S, Zhang Y, Rempel C, Liu Q. Treatments of protein for biopolymer production in view of processability and physical properties: A review. J Appl Polym Sci 2016. [DOI: 10.1002/app.43351] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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- Yicheng Du
- Guelph Food Research Centre, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada; 93 Stone Road West Guelph Ontario Canada N1G 5C9
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- Guelph Food Research Centre, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada; 93 Stone Road West Guelph Ontario Canada N1G 5C9
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- Department of Food Science; University of Manitoba; Winnipeg Manitoba Canada R3T 2N2
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- Department of Food Science; University of Manitoba; Winnipeg Manitoba Canada R3T 2N2
- Canola Council of Canada; 400-167 Lombard Avenue Winnipeg Manitoba Canada R3B 0T6
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- Guelph Food Research Centre, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada; 93 Stone Road West Guelph Ontario Canada N1G 5C9
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Characterization of pea protein-based bioplastics processed by injection moulding. FOOD AND BIOPRODUCTS PROCESSING 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.fbp.2015.12.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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López-Castejón ML, Bengoechea C, García-Morales M, Martínez I. Effect of plasticizer and storage conditions on thermomechanical properties of albumen/tragacanth based bioplastics. FOOD AND BIOPRODUCTS PROCESSING 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/j.fbp.2014.11.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Zárate-Ramírez L, Romero A, Bengoechea C, Partal P, Guerrero A. Thermo-mechanical and hydrophilic properties of polysaccharide/gluten-based bioplastics. Carbohydr Polym 2014; 112:24-31. [DOI: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2014.05.055] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/17/2013] [Revised: 04/30/2014] [Accepted: 05/16/2014] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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