Preparation, properties, and performance of citric acid crosslinked hydroxypropyl methylcellulose-vanillin films in the postharvest preservation of fruit.
Citric acid (CA) was employed as a green crosslinker and vanillin (VA) as an antioxidant/antimicrobial agent in the production of a fully bio-based hydroxypropyl methylcellulose (HM) film for active food packaging. Esterification and network densification were confirmed by FTIR and XRD analyses. The films were evaluate...