Properties of Soy Protein Isolate Biopolymer Film Modified by Graphene
Open Access
- 26 July 2017
- Vol. 9 (8), 312
- https://doi.org/10.3390/polym9080312
Abstract
This study applied a facile and green approach to synthesize a stable graphene aqueous dispersion, and the graphene aqueous dispersion was employed to modify the renewable, compatible and biodegradable soy-protein-isolated (SPI) films to enhance their thermal stability, mechanical properties and water resistance. Atomic force microscopy (AFM) images confirmed the monolayer structure of graphene. The hydrogen bonds and π–π interactions between graphene and the SPI molecules were showed with the attenuated total reflectance Fourier transform infrared (ATR FT-IR) spectroscopy, and X-ray diffraction (XRD). As expected, compared to the pure SPI film, the tensile strength (TS) of the film with 74% graphene increased by 27.22% and the total soluble matter (TSM) of the film with 93% graphene decreased by 11.30%.Keywords
Funding Information
- the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities (BLX201601, 2151003, Project 201404501)
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