Caracterização térmica de filmes ativos biodegradáveis de PBAT aditivados com óleo de laranja / Thermal characterization of biodegradable active films of PBAT additivated with orange oil

Abstract

The development of new packaging for food preservation has been improving every day. The use of antimicrobial agents extracted from plants offers greater security to the packages because they are obtained by natural means. The use of orange oil as an antimicrobial agent in biodegradable films is an important means of combining antimicrobial action and biodegradability. Thus, this work aims to evaluate the thermal properties in active films produced from PBAT and orange essential oil. The thermal properties were evaluated by differential exploratory calorimetry (DSC) and thermogravimetric analysis (TGA).