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Linze Liu1, Yincai Wu2, Xueyan Yun3
1Xiamen Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Photoelectric Functional Materials, Xiamen Institute of Rare Earth Materials, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xiamen 361021, China; Key Laboratory of Design and Assembly of Functional Nanostructures, Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Nanomaterials, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Fuzhou 350002, China; College of Food Science and Engineering, Inner Mongolia Agricultural University, 306 Zhaowuda Road, Hohhot, Inner Mongolia 010010, China.
Abstract:
The poor UV shielding property of PLA limit it further applications on food packaging. The rare-earth complex Eu(DBM)3phen converts absorbed ultraviolet (UV) light to red light, which inspires the development of new UV shielding materials. However, this complex has low photostability and decomposes easily under UV irradiation. Thus, we prepared a long-lasting rare-earth complex transluminant Eu(DBM)2(BP-2)phen by introducing BP-2 into Eu(DBM)3phen, and blended it with PLA to obtain PLA/Eu(DBM)2(BP-2)phen composite films. The test results showed that the complex could reduce the UV transmittance of PLA films by emitting luminescence and heat. The UV transmittance of the composite film with 0.5 % mass fraction decreased from 87.4 % to 7.7 %, compared to pure PLA films, and remained at 11.6 % after 12 days of UV aging. The film had long-lasting UV shielding performance, good transparency and mechanical properties. Finally, In the storage experiments of flaxseed oil, the P/E25 film effectively retarded the oxidation process of the oil.
