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Experimental methods in chemical engineering: Barrier properties
Author(s) -
Roso Martina,
Cerclé Claire,
Patience Gregory S.,
Ajji Abdellah
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
the canadian journal of chemical engineering
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.404
H-Index - 67
eISSN - 1939-019X
pISSN - 0008-4034
DOI - 10.1002/cjce.23983
Subject(s) - polyvinyl alcohol , polymer , materials science , oxygen permeability , chitosan , nanotechnology , permeability (electromagnetism) , process engineering , environmental science , biochemical engineering , waste management , chemical engineering , membrane , composite material , chemistry , engineering , organic chemistry , biochemistry , oxygen
Up to half of food spoils or goes to waste; packaging is one element that can extend shelf life and reduce the landfill burden. However, plastic packaging contributes to landfills and microparticles in the environment and, as a consequence, society has mandated industry and academics to identify sustainable materials to replace petroleum derived plastics. Oxygen, water, and CO 2 permeability are among the physico‐chemical properties we measure to identify the suitability of new polymer formulations. Other application of gas permeability include petroleum engineering, carbon capture, water purification, and biological systems. Here we concentrate on the basic concepts of gas transport through polymeric film as well as the effect of structural and environmental parameters. We then describe common instrumentation and data they produce with a specific focus on reference standards. To identify the major research areas, we compiled 4271 articles indexed by Web of Science since 2017 with film and polymer as keywords. The VOSViewer software tool classified the 100 most frequent keywords from these articles into six clusters: nanofilteration, thin film composites, and reverse osmosis; nanocomposites, morphology, and polyvinyl alcohol; mechanical, barrier, and physicochemical properties; permeability, membranes, and transport properties; chitosan and antimicrobial and antioxidant properties; and, films, nanoparticles, and drug delivery. Barrier property research will continue to focus on developing biobased polymers and analyzers capable of measuring multiple compounds simultaneously with dozens of samples while minimizing time.