Improving the Performance of Feather Keratin/Polyvinyl Alcohol/Tris(hydroxymethyl)Aminomethane Nanocomposite Films by Incorporating Graphene Oxide or Graphene
Shufang Wu,
Xunjun Chen,
Tiehu Li,
Yingde Cui,
Minghao Yi,
Jianfang Ge,
Guoqiang Yin,
Xinming Li,
Ming He
Affiliations
Shufang Wu
Green Chemical Engineering Institute, Zhongkai University of Agriculture and Engineering, Guangzhou 510225, China
Xunjun Chen
Green Chemical Engineering Institute, Zhongkai University of Agriculture and Engineering, Guangzhou 510225, China
Tiehu Li
Shaanxi Engineering Laboratory of Graphene New Carbon Materials and Applications, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi’an 710072, China
Yingde Cui
Guangzhou Vocational College of Science and Technology, Guangzhou 510550, China
Minghao Yi
Green Chemical Engineering Institute, Zhongkai University of Agriculture and Engineering, Guangzhou 510225, China
Jianfang Ge
Green Chemical Engineering Institute, Zhongkai University of Agriculture and Engineering, Guangzhou 510225, China
Guoqiang Yin
Green Chemical Engineering Institute, Zhongkai University of Agriculture and Engineering, Guangzhou 510225, China
Xinming Li
Green Chemical Engineering Institute, Zhongkai University of Agriculture and Engineering, Guangzhou 510225, China
Ming He
Green Chemical Engineering Institute, Zhongkai University of Agriculture and Engineering, Guangzhou 510225, China
In this study, feather keratin/polyvinyl alcohol/tris(hydroxymethyl)aminomethane (FK/PVA/Tris) bionanocomposite films containing graphene oxide (GO) (0.5, 1, 2, and 3 wt%) or graphene (0.5, 1, 2, and 3 wt%) were prepared using a solvent casting method. The scanning electron microscopy results indicated that the dispersion of GO throughout the film matrix was better than that of graphene. The successful formation of new hydrogen bonds between the film matrix and GO was confirmed through the use of Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy. The tensile strength, elastic modulus, and initial degradation temperature of the films increased, whereas the total soluble mass, water vapor permeability, oxygen permeability, and light transmittance decreased following GO or graphene incorporation. In summary, nanoblending is an effective method to promote the application of FK/PVA/Tris-based blend films in the packaging field.
