Sustainable film-forming materials are being explored as potential replacements for petroleum-based plastics with the aim of reducing their adverse impacts on the environment. Starch is a highly abundant, renewable, and inexpensive natural polymer with good film-forming properties. However, the weak mechanical strength, poor barrier properties, and high moisture sensitivity of starch-based films currently limit their ability to replace plastics. Inorganic carbon materials (ICMs) can be incorporated to improve the physicochemical properties and functional performance of starch-based films due to their excellent properties. Herein, we provide a summary of the different kinds of ICMs that can be used for this purpose. We then discuss the impact of incorporating these ICMs into starch-based films on their physicochemical and functional properties. Additionally, the potential application of ICM-loaded starch composite films as active and intelligent food packaging materials is highlighted. Finally, the challenges and future perspectives of starch-based films with ICMs are described.

正在探索可持续成膜材料作为石油基塑料的潜在替代品，以减少其对环境的不利影响。淀粉是一种高度丰富、可再生且廉价的天然聚合物，具有良好的成膜性能。然而，淀粉基薄膜的机械强度弱、阻隔性差和对湿气敏感性高，目前限制了它们替代塑料的能力。无机碳材料 (ICM) 具有优异的性能，可用于改善淀粉基薄膜的物理化学性质和功能性能。在这里，我们总结了可用于此目的的不同类型的 ICM。然后，我们讨论了将这些 ICM 加入淀粉基薄膜对其物理化学和功能特性的影响。此外，还强调了载ICM淀粉复合薄膜作为活性和智能食品包装材料的潜在应用。最后，描述了具有 ICM 的淀粉基薄膜的挑战和未来前景。