Johan Stanley, Eleftheria Xanthopoulou, Matjaž Finšgar, Lidija Fras Zemljič, Panagiotis A Klonos, Apostolos Kyritsis, Savvas Koltsakidis, Dimitrios Tzetzis, Dimitra A Lambropoulou, Diana Baciu, Theodore A Steriotis, Georgia Charalambopoulou, Dimitrios N Bikiaris
Poly(ethylene 2,5-furandicarboxylate) (PEF)-based nanocomposites containing Ce-bioglass, ZnO, and ZrO2 nanoparticles were synthesized via in situ polymerization, targeting food packaging applications. The nanocomposites were thoroughly characterized, combining a range of techniques. The successful polymerization was confirmed using attenuated total reflectance Fourier-transform infrared (ATR-FTIR) spectroscopy, and the molecular weight values were determined indirectly by applying intrinsic viscosity measurements...
November 23, 2023: Polymers