Abstract
An economical and scalable process route has been developed for preparation of bio nanofillers, cellulose nanocrystals (CNCs) using acid hydrolysis and ceramic membrane-based continuous neutralization process alternative to conventional dialysis process. Optimized process achieved 42 % yield with crystallinity index of 91.3 % and average size 20–50 nm as confirmed by TEM analysis. Solid-state NMR result shows that the CNCs lateral dimension is comparable to elementary cellulose crystallites. Prior optimized composition of CNCs (Kesari et al., 2022) in TPS was used to prepare bio-nanocomposite with aim to reduced Poly (butylene adipate co-terephthalate) (PBAT) content in packaging films. A strong evolution in the mechanical and rheological properties of the CNCs reinforced blends was observed with increase in PBAT content with optimum blending ratio of 70/30. The composite attained tensile strength and young’s modulus of 11.01 ± 0.15 and 1200.94 ± 16 MPa, respectively with water vapor transmission rate (WVTR) of 63.96 ± 1.02 g/m2/day than neat PBAT (124.56 ± 6.89) which has higher vapor permeation. The thermal analysis confirms with bio nanofillers addition reduced the processing temperature of the polymeric blend. Thus, this work provides an economical and sustainable pathway for high content of biobased carbon (>70 %) for biodegradable packing industry.
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