Flexible oxygen barrier films from spruce xylan

• Published in: Carbohydrate polymers Vol. 87; no. 4; pp. 2381 - 2387
• Main Authors: Escalante, Alfredo, Gonçalves, Ana, Bodin, Aase, Stepan, Agnes, Sandström, Corine, Toriz, Guillermo, Gatenholm, Paul
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Ltd 01.03.2012
• Subjects: Arabinoglucuronoxylan; arabinoxylans; barley; Characterization; dietary fiber; Film formation; Förnyelsebar bioenergi; Material; Material properties; oligosaccharides; properties; Renewable Bioenergy Research; spectroscopy; wood; Characterization; Arabinoglucuronoxylan; Film formation; Material properties

► Norwegian spruce xylan was used to prepare films by casting from aqueous solution. ► Xylan consisted of α-l-araf:4-O-Me-α-d-glucpA:β-d-Xylp in a ratio of 1:2:11. ► Films had stress and strain at break of 55MPa and 2.7% and Young's modulus 2735MPa. ► Films had 0.12cm3μmm−2d−1kPa−1 O2 permeabil...