Utilization of calcium propionate in the production of antimicrobial active film based on agar-carboxymethyl cellulose

Subject Areas : Food Microbial Contamination

Farid Amidi Fazli ¹ (هیات علمی)
Masoumeh Mamnoon soofiani ² (Food Science and Technology, Marand Branch, Islamic Azad University, Marand, Iran)
behnam pouzeshimyab ³ (Department of Plant Protection, Marand Branch, Islamic Azad University, Marand, Iran)

Received: 2024-08-10 Published : 2024-02-10

Keywords: agar, carboxymethyl cellulose, calcium propionate, anti-bacterial,

Abstract :

Production of biodegradable polymers has increased due to the increased use of fuel based plastics which are non-biodegradable. In this study, agar-carboxymethyl cellulose films containing glycerol (20-60%) and calcium propionate (0-20%) were prepared. Thickness, permeability to water vapor, water solubility, moisture absorption, contact angle, and color parameters were measured to evaluate the film properties. The antibacterial and antifungal properties of the films against the three bacterial genera and the two genera of mold were also investigated. The results showed that the applied factors had a significant effect (p <0.05) on the solubility and permeability of the films. Also produced films had high contact angle and consequently low hydrophilicity. According to the color properties, calcium propionate and glycerol had significant effects on the color parameters L, a, b and YI. Antimicrobial properties against Klebsiella bacteria were also observed and the films had antifungal properties. The amount of calcium propionate applied had a significant effect (p <0.05) on the reduction of penicillium. As a result, the use of inexpensive biopolymers and the addition of antimicrobial compounds such as calcium propionate, in addition to protecting the environment, can produce a film with appropriate properties and prevent the growth of microorganisms.

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