Abstract
Tropical fruits such as jackfruit encompass a substantial amount of rind (or skin) and seed which are disposed as wastes. This work was undertaken with an environmental friendly approach towards using jackfruit waste flour (obtained from the rind part) and polyvinyl alcohol to produce biodegradable films, which are expected to have potential food packaging applications. Jackfruit waste flour was prepared from the rind part. Polyvinyl alcohol composites with different concentrations of jackfruit waste flour were prepared using a solution-casting method. Prepared polyvinyl alcohol/jackfruit waste flour composite films were tested for their physico-mechanical properties including heat sealability. The obtained results showed that jackfruit waste flour as a low-cost material can be exploited in food packaging materials to produce biodegradable flexible films which can lead to minimize synthetic polymers utilization in food packaging.
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