Molecular Simulations to Understand the Moisture, Carbon Dioxide, and Oxygen Barrier Properties of Pectin Films

CytroCell micronized cellulose enhances the structural and thermal properties of IntegroPectin cross-linked films

“…5 Nearly one century later, quantum chemistry calculations suggest that H2O molecules strongly adsorb on the pectin film thanks to formation of hydrogen bonding between the -OH group of galacturonic acid (GA) moieties and GA and H2O, and eventually slowly diffuse through the film to the other side. 6 Oxygen molecules, in their turn, can only diffuse via Knudsen diffusion through micropores or micro defects on the film surface.…”

CytroCell Micronized Cellulose Enhances the Structural and Thermal Properties of IntegroPectin Cross-Linked Films

“…5 Nearly one century later, quantum chemistry calculations suggest that H 2 O molecules strongly adsorb on the pectin film thanks to formation of hydrogen bonding between the −OH group of galacturonic acid (GA) moieties and GA and H 2 O, and eventually slowly diffuse through the film to the other side. 6 Oxygen molecules, in their turn, can only diffuse via Knudsen diffusion through micropores or microdefects on the film surface.…”