Improving material properties of canola protein films using modified nanocrystalline cellulose for food packaging applications

dc.contributor.authorDissanayake, Thilini
dc.contributor.examiningcommitteeNarvaez-Bravo, Claudia (Food and Human Nutritional Sciences)en_US
dc.contributor.examiningcommitteeMekonnen, Tizazu (Food and Human Nutritional Sciences)en_US
dc.contributor.supervisorBandara, Nandika
dc.date.accessioned2022-03-24T19:30:05Z
dc.date.available2022-03-24T19:30:05Z
dc.date.copyright2022-03-14
dc.date.issued2022-03-14
dc.date.submitted2022-03-14T19:49:48Zen_US
dc.degree.disciplineFood and Human Nutritional Sciencesen_US
dc.degree.levelMaster of Science (M.Sc.)en_US
dc.description.abstractThe demand for biopolymer-based food packaging increases day by day with the increasing concerns over environmental and economic sustainability. Agricultural by-products such as canola meals are becoming more popular among researchers due to their high availability at a low cost. Canola protein isolate derived from the canola meal has already proven its film-forming abilities desirable for food packaging applications. However, compared to petroleum-based plastic food packaging, intact canola protein-based films possess poor mechanical properties and high hydrophilicity that limit their use in food packaging. Nanocrystalline cellulose (NCC) is an excellent reinforcing material that enhances the properties of biopolymers. However, their hydrophilicity and agglomeration in the polymer matrix limit their excellent properties. The objective of the first study of the thesis was to modify the NCC using the TEMPO (2,2,6,6- Tetramethylpiperidine-1-oxyl) method to obtain TEMPO modified NCC (TM-NCC) and fabricate the films using the solvent casting method at different levels of unmodified NCC (U-NCC) or TM-NCC (0, 1, 3, 5% w/w of protein). The second study aimed at a different modification where oleic acid (OA) was used to modify NCC and obtain OA modified NCC (OA-NCC). Then the films were fabricated using U-NCC or OA-NCC (0, 1, 3, 5, 7, 9% w/w of protein). In both studies, the effect of modified NCC and U-NCC on the films' mechanical, barrier, and thermal properties were evaluated. TM-NCC significantly increased the films' tensile strength, resulting in the highest value (8.36 ± 0.85 MPa) for TM-NCC 5% films. Moreover, both U-NCC and TM-NCC enhanced the films' water barrier and thermal properties compared to control. In the second study, OA-NCC significantly enhanced mechanical, barrier, and thermal properties compared to control and U-NCC resulting maximum of 3.44 ± 0.32 MPa for OA-NCC 3% films and a minimum of 0.054 ± 0.004 g mm/m2 KPa h water vapor permeability for OA-NCC 9% films. Overall, modification of NCC enhanced the properties of canola protein films due to the enhanced interactions and compatibility of the nanomaterials in the polymer network. This study provides a new platform of value addition to the canola industry’s main byproduct.en_US
dc.description.noteMay 2022en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipNSERC CREATE CAPTURE (Canadian Agri-Food Protein Training, Utilization, and Research Enhancement) Grant NSERC Discovery Granten_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1993/36371
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.rightsopen accessen_US
dc.subjectCanola proteinen_US
dc.subjectFood packagingen_US
dc.subjectnanocrystalline cellulose modificationen_US
dc.subjectwater barrier propertiesen_US
dc.subjecttensile propertiesen_US
dc.titleImproving material properties of canola protein films using modified nanocrystalline cellulose for food packaging applicationsen_US
dc.typemaster thesisen_US
oaire.awardTitleFood Protein Processing and Bioproducts CRCen_US
oaire.awardURIhttps://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/ase-oro/Details-Detailles_eng.asp?id=695630en_US
oaire.citation.titleReinforcing canola protein matrix with chemically tailored nanocrystalline cellulose improves the functionality of canola protein-based packaging materialsen_US
oaire.citation.volume383en_US
project.funder.identifierhttps://doi.org/10.13039/501100000038en_US
project.funder.nameNatural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canadaen_US
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