Ozone-modified cassava starch to produce biodegradable films

• Grant number: 17/05307-8
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Post-Doctoral
• Start date: February 01, 2018
• End date: August 29, 2022
• Field of knowledge: Agronomical Sciences - Food Science and Technology - Food Engineering
• Principal Investigator: Carmen Cecilia Tadini
• Grantee: Carla Ivonne La Fuente Arias
• Host Institution: Escola Politécnica (EP). Universidade de São Paulo (USP). São Paulo , SP, Brazil
• Associated scholarship(s): 20/10498-0 - Bilayer films produced with ozonated potato starch, BE.EP.PD

Abstract

In recent years, biodegradable films produced by starch have gained importance due to the interest on environmental sustainability. The starch modification is conducted to enhance the native starch characteristics, which are presented on their native form. Chemical modifications are the most used method on industrial scale. However, in the process, large amounts of waste water are produced, containing high concentration of salts, and possibly affecting negatively the environment. On the other hand, the oxidation by ozone is considered as a safer starch modification method for both consumers and the environment. This technology is not well explored yet, and few studies of starch modification by ozone are related in the literature. In fact, in Brazil, starch modification by ozone began to be studied recently; and any study for the application of this modified material is related so far. This project intends to study the production and characterization of biodegradable films produced with cassava starch modified by the ozone technology, as a potential for food packaging. Modification and characterization of modified cassava starch (structure and properties) will be carried out at the Laboratory of Process Engineering of the Luiz de Queiroz College of Agriculture (ESALQ/USP). Films will be produced and evaluated in terms of mechanical, thermal, barrier properties and morphology, with the collaboration of Prof. Dr. Carmen Cecilia Tadini, from the Food Engineering Laboratory (LEA) of the Food Research Center (FoRC) of the University of São Paulo (USP). This work is part of the research project CNPq PVE 401004/2014-7.

Scientific publications

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(References retrieved automatically from Web of Science and SciELO through information on FAPESP grants and their corresponding numbers as mentioned in the publications by the authors)

LA FUENTE, CARLA I. A.; SIQUEIRA, LARISSA DO VAL; DUARTE AUGUSTO, PEDRO ESTEVES; TADINI, CARMEN C.. Casting and extrusion processes to produce bio-based plastics using cassava starch modified by the dry heat treatment (DHT). INNOVATIVE FOOD SCIENCE & EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES, v. 75, JAN 2022. (16/12385-2, 17/05307-8, 19/21700-7)

MANIGLIA, BIANCA CHIEREGATO; ARIAS LA FUENTE, CARLA IVONNE; SIQUEIRA, LARISSA DO VAL; TADINI, CARMEN CECILIA. Carbohydrate Nanomaterials Addition to Starch-Based Packaging: A Review about Fundamentals and Application. STARCH-STÄRKE, v. 73, n. 11-12, SI, JUL 2021. (19/21700-7, 17/05307-8, 20/08727-0, 13/07914-8, 21/05947-2)

LA FUENTE ARIAS, CARLA IVONNE; KUBO, MIRIAN TIAKI KANEIWA; TADINI, CARMEN CECILIA; AUGUSTO, PEDRO ESTEVES DUARTE. Bio-based multilayer films: A review of the principal methods of production and challenges. CRITICAL REVIEWS IN FOOD SCIENCE AND NUTRITION, AUG 2021. (17/05307-8, 20/10498-0)

LA FUENTE, CARLA I. A.; DO VAL SIQUEIRA, LARISSA; AUGUSTO, PEDRO ESTEVES DUARTE; TADINI, CARMEN C.. Bio-Based Plastic Based on Ozonated Cassava Starch Produced by Extrusion. JOURNAL OF POLYMERS AND THE ENVIRONMENT, v. N/A, p. 11-pg., 2022-06-09. (17/05307-8, 19/21700-7, 16/12385-2)

FUENTE, CARLA I. A. LA; TRIBST, ALLINE A. L.; AUGUSTO, PEDRO E. D.. Knowledge and perception of different plastic bags and packages: A case study in Brazil. Journal of Environmental Management, v. 301, JAN 1 2022. (17/05307-8)

LA FUENTE, CARLA I. A.; DE SOUZA, ANDRESSA TAMYRIS; TADINI, CARMEN C.; AUGUSTO, PEDRO ESTEVES DUARTE. A New Ozonated Cassava Film with the Addition of Cellulose Nanofibres: Production and Characterization of Mechanical, Barrier and Functional Properties. JOURNAL OF POLYMERS AND THE ENVIRONMENT, v. 29, n. 6, JAN 2021. (17/05307-8, 18/24291-8)

LA FUENTE, CARLA I. A.; DE SOUZA, ANDRESSA TAMYRIS; TADINI, CARMEN C.; DUARTE AUGUSTO, PEDRO ESTEVES. Ozonation of cassava starch to produce biodegradable films. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, v. 141, p. 713-720, DEC 1 2019. (18/24291-8, 16/18052-5, 17/05307-8)

SIQUEIRA, LARISSA DO VAL; ARIAS, CARLA IVONNE LA FUENTE; MANIGLIA, BIANCA CHIEREGATO; TADINI, CARMEN CECILIA. Starch-based biodegradable plastics: methods of production, challenges and future perspectives. CURRENT OPINION IN FOOD SCIENCE, v. 38, p. 9-pg., 2021-04-01. (17/05307-8, 19/21700-7, 13/07914-8)

LA FUENTE, CARLA IVONNE ARIAS; MANIGLIA, BIANCA CHIEREGATO; TADINI, CARMEN CECILIA. Biodegradable polymers: A review about biodegradation and its implications and applications. Packaging Technology and Science, v. 36, n. 2, p. 15-pg., 2022-11-26. (20/08727-0, 17/05307-8, 13/07914-8)

LIMA, DAMARIS CARVALHO; CASTANHA, NANCI; MANIGLIA, BIANCA CHIEREGATO; MATTA JUNIOR, MANOEL DIVINO; LA FUENTE, CARLA IVONNE ARIAS; AUGUSTO, PEDRO ESTEVES DUARTE. Ozone Processing of Cassava Starch. OZONE-SCIENCE & ENGINEERING, v. 43, n. 1, p. 60-77, JAN 2 2021. (17/05307-8, 16/18052-5, 19/05043-6)

LA FUENTE, CARLA I. A.; ATANAZIO-SILVA, GABRIEL A.; ANJOS, CARLOS A. R.; TADINI, CARMEN C.. Biodegradability of bio-based materials produced with dry heating treatment-modified cassava starch. Journal of Applied Polymer Science, v. N/A, p. 12-pg., 2023-09-28. (17/05307-8, 16/12385-2)