Enhancement in the physico-mechanical functions of seaweed biopolymer film via embedding fillers for plasticulture application-A comparison with conventional biodegradable mulch film

M. Hasan; E. W.N. Chong; Shima Jafarzadeh; M. T. Paridah; Deepu A. Gopakumar; H. A. Tajarudin; Sabu Thomas; H. P.S.Abdul Khalil

doi:10.3390/polym11020210

Enhancement in the physico-mechanical functions of seaweed biopolymer film via embedding fillers for plasticulture application-A comparison with conventional biodegradable mulch film

M. Hasan
, E. W.N. Chong
, Shima Jafarzadeh
, M. T. Paridah
, Deepu A. Gopakumar
, H. A. Tajarudin
, Sabu Thomas
, H. P.S.Abdul Khalil

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Abstract

This study aimed to compare the performance of fabricated microbially induced precipitated calcium carbonate- (MB-CaCO ₃ ) based red seaweed (Kappaphycus alvarezii) bio-polymer film and commercial calcium carbonate- (C-CaCO ₃ ) based red seaweed bio-film with the conventional biodegradable mulch film. To the best of our knowledge, there has been limited research on the application of commercial CaCO ₃ (C-CaCO ₃ ) and microbially induced CaCO ₃ (MB-CaCO ₃ ) as fillers for the preparation of films from seaweed bio-polymer and comparison with biodegradable commercial plasticulture packaging. The results revealed that the mechanical, contact angle, and biodegradability properties of the polymer composite films incorporated with C-CaCO ₃ and MB-CaCO ₃ fillers were comparable or even superior than the conventional biodegradable mulch film. The seaweed polymer film incorporated with MB-CaCO ₃ showed the highest contact angle of 100.94°, whereas conventional biodegradable mulch film showed a contact angle of 90.25°. The enhanced contact angle of MB-CaCO ₃ resulted in high barrier properties, which is highly desired in the current scenario for plasticulture packaging application. The water vapor permeability of MB-CaCO ₃ based seaweed films was low (2.05 ± 1.06 g.m/m ² .s.Pa) when compared to conventional mulch film (2.68 ± 0.35 g.m/m ² .s.Pa), which makes the fabricated film an ideal candidate for plasticulture application. The highest tensile strength (TS) was achieved by seaweed-based film filled with commercial CaCO ₃ (84.92% higher than conventional mulch film). SEM images of the fractured surfaces of the fabricated films revealed the strong interaction between seaweed and fillers. Furthermore, composite films incorporated with MB-CaCO ₃ promote brighter film, better water barrier, hydrophobicity, and biodegradability compared to C-CaCO ₃ based seaweed polymer film and conventional mulch film. From this demonstrated work, it can be concluded that the fabricated MB-CaCO ₃ based seaweed biopolymer film will be a promising candidate for plasticulture and agricultural application.

Original language	English
Article number	210
Journal	Polymers
Volume	11
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3390/polym11020210
Publication status	Published - 26 Jan 2019
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Bio-degradable polymer film
Calcium carbonate
Conventional film
Plasticulture application
Seaweed polymer

ASJC Scopus subject areas

General Chemistry
Polymers and Plastics

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Hasan, M., Chong, E. W. N., Jafarzadeh, S., Paridah, M. T., Gopakumar, D. A., Tajarudin, H. A., Thomas, S., & Khalil, H. P. S. A. (2019). Enhancement in the physico-mechanical functions of seaweed biopolymer film via embedding fillers for plasticulture application-A comparison with conventional biodegradable mulch film. Polymers, 11(2), Article 210. https://doi.org/10.3390/polym11020210

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