Korean Journal of Food Science and Technology (한국식품과학회지)

Korean Society of Food Science and Technology (한국식품과학회)
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Manufacturing Multi-degradable Food Packaging Films and Their Degradibility

복합분해성 플라스틱 식품포장 필름의 제조 및 분해성

  • 정명수 (멀티콤포스트코리아(주)) ;
  • 이왕현 (멀티콤포스트코리아(주)) ;
  • 유영선 (멀티콤포스트코리아(주)) ;
  • 김혜영 (멀티콤포스트코리아(주)) ;
  • 박기문 (성균관대학교 식품.생명자원학과)
  • Published : 2003.10.01
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Abstract

Multi-degradable master hatch (M/B) was prepared and 0.05 mm polyethylene (PP) food packaging films containing 0, 10, and 20% M/B were manufactured by inflation film processing. The films were exposed to UV radiation, fungi, and heat in order to observe their photolysis, biodegradability, and thermal degradability, respectively. While pure PP film maintained more than 70% of its original elongation after 8 weeks of UV radiation, an almost perfect loss in the elongation of PP film containing 20% M/B was observed. Significant decreases in elongation of PP films by heat treatment $(68{\pm}2^{\circ}C)$ were also found in samples containing the multi-degradable M/B. By observing changes in film surface after the inoculation of fungi using scanning electron microscopy (SEM), the biodegradability of plastic film could be accelerated with the addition of multi-degradable M/B. The results of the mulching test in yard showed that adding multi-degradable M/B can effectively degrade plastic films in natural environmental conditions without interrupting the growth of plants.

사용할 때에는 보통 플라스틱처럼 각종 식품의 포장용기로써 안전하고 간편하게 쓸 수 있고 사용 후에는 태양광선, 토양에 존재하는 미생물, 매립지에서 발생되는 열 등에 의하여 쉽게 분해되는 환경친화적이고 무해한 플라스틱인 복합분해성 플라스틱 필름을 제조하여 그 분해성을 평가하였다. 복합분해 기능을 갖는 master batch(M/B)를 제조한 후 필름 성형기를 이용하여 롤리프로필렌(PP)에 M/B를 각각 10%, 20%씩 첨가하여 평균 두께 0.05mm의 필름을 가공한 다음 여러 환경인자들, 즉 자외선, 미생물, 열에 노출시켜 그 영향을 관찰하였다. M/B가 20% 첨가된 필름의 경우 자외선에 7주간 노출된 후 필름표면에 심한 균열이 발생하여 매우 취약해졌으며 인장시험기로 측정된 연신율도 M/B를 첨가하지 않고 제조된 필름에 비해 월등히 낮아짐을 확인할 수 있었다. $70^{\circ}C$에서 13주간 저장하면서 열분해성을 인장시험기로 측정한 결과에서도 M/B 첨가군과 대조군 간에 뚜렷한 차이를 관찰할 수 있었고 M/B를 20% 첨가하여 제조한 필름은 11주만에 성상이 이미 심하게 파괴되었음을 확인하였다. 또한 $30^{\circ}C$, 85% 상대습도 조건하에서 필름의 시편을 곰팡이 혼합 현탁액과 함께 60일간의 배양시험한 후 주사전자현미경(SEM)에 의하여 필름의 표면을 관찰한 결과 M/B를 첨가한 필름들이 M/B를 첨가하지 않은 대조군에 비해 미생물에 의한 공격을 쉽게 받아 필름의 분해가 촉진됨을 알 수 있었다.

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