Preparation and Characterization of Antioxidative and UV-Protective Larch Bark Tannin/PVA Composite Membranes

• Published in: Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) Vol. 23; no. 8; p. 2073
• Main Authors: Zhai, Yingxiang, Wang, Jiangtao, Wang, Hao, Song, Tao, Hu, Weitong, Li, Shujun
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Switzerland MDPI AG 19.08.2018; MDPI
• Subjects: Alcohols; Antimicrobial agents; Antioxidants; Antioxidants - chemistry; Antioxidants - pharmacology; antioxidation; Bark; Chemical oxygen demand; composite membrane; Crystallization; Discoloration; Food; Food packaging; Fourier transforms; Free radicals; Hydroxyl groups; Iodides; larch bark tannin; Larix - chemistry; Light; Membranes; Oxidation; Packaging; Phenols; Phenols - chemistry; Phytochemicals - chemistry; Plant Bark - chemistry; Polyphenols; Polyvinyl alcohol; Polyvinyl Alcohol - chemistry; Potassium; Potassium iodide; Potassium iodides; Protective coatings; Scanning electron microscopy; Spectroscopy, Fourier Transform Infrared; Starch; Sunscreening Agents - chemistry; Sunscreening Agents - pharmacology; Tannins - chemistry; Tannins - pharmacology; Tensile Strength; Tocopherol; Ultraviolet radiation; UV protection; Vitamin E; X-Ray Diffraction; UV protection; antioxidation; composite membrane; larch bark tannin
• ISSN: 1420-3049; 1420-3049
• DOI: 10.3390/molecules23082073

In order to prepare functional materials for antioxidant and ultraviolet (UV)-protective green food packaging, condensed tannin, previously extracted from larch bark, was mixed with polyvinyl alcohol (PVA), and then the mixture was used to cast composite membranes. An antioxidative assay using 1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH)-a free radical scavenger-and starch⁻potassium iodide oxidation⁻discoloration analyses showed that the composite membranes have good antioxidative activities. The low UV transmission and protective effect of the composite films on vitamin E indicated the UV protection ability of the composite membranes. Both larch bark tannin and PVA are rich in hydroxyl groups; scanning electron microscopy analysis demonstrated their compatibility. Also, the mechanical and crystallization properties of the composite membranes did not significantly decrease with the addition of larch bark tannin.