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Project
Acronym: Croatian-Chinese Cooperation 
Name: Investigation of gas diffusion in polymers films for food packaging 
Project status: From: 2007-10-05 To: 2009-07-05 (Completed)
Type (Programme): BILAT 
Project funding: -
International partner
Organisation Name: Beijing University of Chemical Technology, College of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering 
Organisation adress: No.15, Beisanhuan East Road, Beijing, 100029 
Organisation country: Kina 
Contact person name: Yang Weimin 
Contact person email: Email 
Croatian partner
Organisation name: Prehrambeno-biotehnološki fakultet 
Organisation address: Pierottijeva 6, Zagreb 
Contact person name: Kata Galić
Contact person tel:
01-4605002  Contact person fax: 01-4836083 
Contact person e-mail: Email 
Short description of project
  The project will be focused on the characterization of polymer materials for food packaging. The objective of this research work is to understand the molecular mechanism of gas (oxygen, carbon dioxide, nitrogen) transport through the thin polymer films used in food industry. Particularly, commercially available films, mostly polyethylene and polypropylene films, will be tested on gas permeability after being exposed to the external factors such as mechanical force, accelerated thermal ageing, irradiation, pH change, humidity (food simulants influence such as ethanol and acetic acid). Such investigations have a direct application in food industry for packaging of liquid and solid products. 
Short description of the task performed by Croatian partner
Gas (oxygen, carbon dioxide, nitrogen) transport through the thin polymer films used in food industry; DSC analyses of the polymers.  


   

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