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Thermal stability, hydrophobicity and antioxidant potential of ultrafine poly (lactic acid)/rice husk lignin fibers

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The objective of this study was to produce an antioxidant and hydrophobic membrane formed by ultrafine fibers using poly (lactic acid) (PLA) 8% and different concentrations of lignin from rice husk [(0.5%, 1.5% or 2.5% (w v−1)] dissolved in chloroform/acetone (3:1) solvent, by electrospinning technique. The ultrafine fibers were characterized by morphology, diameter distribution, functional groups, thermal stability, hydrophobicity and antioxidant capacity. The morphology showed ultrafine fibers with average diameters between 314 and 587 nm and the thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) indicated thermally stable fibers, with a peak of degradation around 360 ºC. The wettability analysis performed with distilled water showed that all treatments had a hydrophobic surface, with contact angles between 100.3° and 101.8°. The ultrafine fibers containing 2.5% lignin exhibited the highest antioxidant activity, with inhibition of around 70% for both radicals, DDPH and ABTS. Thus, the ultrafine fibers membrane proved promising for application as food packaging with thermal stability, hydrophobicity surface and antioxidant activity.

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We would like to thank the Research Support Foundation of the State of Rio Grande do Sul (FAPERGS) (project nº 16/2551-0000250-9), Coordination for the Improvement of Higher Level Personnel (CAPES)—Finance code (001) and National Council for Scientific and Technological Development (CNPq) for financial support. South Zone Electron Microscopy Center (CEME-SUL) (FURG) for SEM micrographs, and Laboratory of Applied Physics-Chemistry and Technology (LAFQAT)—Chemistry and Food School from FURG for the water contact angle measurements.

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MRVF: Conceptualization, investigation, writing—original draft preparation, methodology, data curation, visualization. MPR: Resources, conceptualization, writing—reviewing and editing. LMF: Conceptualization, formal analysis, validation, writing—reviewing and editing. PHB: Resources, conceptualization. ERZ: Project administration, supervision, writing—reviewing and editing. ARGD: Project administation, supervision, writing—reviewing and editing.

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Correspondence to Milena Ramos Vaz Fontes.

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Fontes, M.R.V., da Rosa, M.P., Fonseca, L.M. et al. Thermal stability, hydrophobicity and antioxidant potential of ultrafine poly (lactic acid)/rice husk lignin fibers. Braz. J. Chem. Eng. 38, 133–144 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s43153-020-00083-1

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