TERMINUS WP6: Prototype device for sorting and separation. Reprocessing of materials. TASK 6.2: Performances of packaging in use.

Astrid E. Delorme, Tanja Radusin, Petri Myllytie, Vincent Verney and Haroutioun Askanian: Enhancement of Gas Barrier Properties and Durability of Poly(butylene succinate-co-butylene adipate)-Based Nanocomposites for Food Packaging Applications. Nanomaterials 2022, 12, 978. https://doi.org/10.3390/ nano12060978 Abstract Poly(butylene succinate-co-butylene adipate), PBSA, based materials are receiving growing attention in the packaging industry for their promising biodegradability. However, poor gas barrier properties and low durability of biodegradable polymers, such as PBSA, have limited their wide-spread use in food packaging applications. Here we report a scalable solution to improve gas barrier properties and stabilize PBSA against photo-aging, with minimal modifications to the biodegradable polymer backbone by using a commercially available and biocompatible layered double hydroxide, LDH, filler. We investigate and compare the mechanical, gas barrier and photoaging properties of PBSA and PBSA-LDH nanocomposite films produced on pilot scale. An increase in rigidity in the nanocomposite was observed upon addition of LDH fillers to neat PBSA, which direct the application of neat PBSA and PBSA-LDH nanocomposite to different food packaging applications. The addition of LDH fillers into neat PBSA improves the oxygen and water vapour barriers for the PBSA based nanocomposites, which increases the attractiveness of PBSA material in food packaging applications. Through changes in the viscoelastic behaviour, we observe an improved photo-durability of photoaged PBSA-LDH nanocomposites compared to neat PBSA. It is clear from our studies that the presence of LDH enhances the lifetime durability and modulates the photodegradation rate of the elaborated biocomposites. Dataset This dataset contains all the rheological, UV-Vis, DSC, TGA, IR Tensile testing, Gas Barrier and DSC raw data used to generate graphs and discussions in the article “Enhancement of gas barrier properties and durability of Poly(butylene succinate-co-butylene adipate)-based nanocom-posites for food packaging applications” doi . Data are available in a compressed .zip file with 1 folder (Packaging-performances-PBSA-LDH_v01_TER_WP6_D6-2.zip) containing 7 .xlsx files containing all the rheological, IR, UV-Vis, DSC, TGA, Tensile testing, Gas Barrier raw data, 4 .pdf files one describing the experimental methods and materials, a second .pdf file outlining the metadata and information (this document) and two are the material data sheets for SOBACID®911 and PBSA used in the study, and one .zip file containing the SEM images in .TIF and .JPG formats. The DSC-data-Packaging-performances-PBSA-LDH_v01_TER_WP6_D6-2.xlsx file contains the data of the heating and cooling steps of the DSC experiments performed on PBSA and PBSA-LDH nanocomposite films. The Gas-Barrier-data-Packaging-performances-PBSA-LDH_v01_TER_WP6_D6-2.xlsx file contains the Oxygen Transmission Rates (OTR) and Water Vapour Transmission Rates (WVTR) of PBSA and PBSA-LDH nanocomposite films. The IR-data-Packaging-performances-PBSA-LDH_v01_TER_WP6_D6-2.xlsx file contains the FT-IR data used to create the IR-spectra of aged and unaged PBSA and PBSA-LDH nanocomposite films. The Rheology-data-Packaging-performances-PBSA-LDH_v01_TER_WP6_D6-2.xlsx file contains the melt rheology data of unaged and aged PBSA and PBSA-LDH nanocomposite films used for Cole-Cole plots and extrapolation of zero shear viscosity. The Tensile-data-Packaging-performances-PBSA-LDH_v01_TER_WP6_D6-2.xlsx file contains the tensile testing data of PBSA and PBSA-LDH nanocomposite films. The TGA-data-Packaging-performances-PBSA-LDH_v01_TER_WP6_D6-2.xlsx file contains the TGA data of PBSA and PBSA-LDH nanocomposite films. The UV-data-Packaging-performances-PBSA-LDH_v01_TER_WP6_D6-2.xlsx file contains the UV-Vis absorption data of aged and unaged PBSA and PBSA-LDH nanocomposite films. The PBSA-Packaging-performances-PBSA-LDH_v01_TER_WP6_D6-2.pdf is the product sheet of PBSA used in this study. The SORBACID-911-Packaging-performances-PBSA-LDH_v01_TER_WP6_D6-2.pdf is the product sheet of SORBACID® 911 used in this study. The SEM-images-Packaging-performances-PBSA-LDH_v01_TER_WP6_D6-2.zip file contains for SEM images (.jpg and .tif) corresponding to neat PBSA film and PBSA-LDH nanocomposite films with 2 wt%, 5 wt% and 8 wt% LDH loadings. The Materials_and_experimental_method-D6-2-Packaging-performances-PBSA-LDH.pdf file details the experimental method and conditions for the data acquisition presented in the Laccase-thermostability-DES_v1.0_TER_WP4_D4-2.xlsx. Guidance is also provided on how to use the data to calculate the laccase activity and thermostability. The Metadata_information-D6-2- Packaging-performances-PBSA-LDH.pdf file includes more detailed metadata information for the datasets represented in here.