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Effect of D-Limonene on the Stabilization of Poly (Lactic Acid)

Publicated to:Acta Horticulturae. 1065 719-725 - 2015-01-01 1065(), DOI: 10.17660/ActaHortic.2015.1065.90

Authors: Arrieta, Marina P; Lopez, Juan; Ferrandiz, Santiago; Peltzer, Mercedes A

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Univ Alicante UA, Analyt Chem Nutr & Food Sci Dept - Author
Univ Politecn Valencia UPV, Inst ecnol Mat - Author

Abstract

D-limonene is a monoterpene obtained from a variety of citrus fruit peel oil which is the most important residue in citrus industry. It is food grade and presents antioxidant properties. The use of antioxidants additives in polymers for food packaging is a common practice to reduce their potential thermo-oxidative degradation during processing and they could also prevent the food oxidation reducing the direct addition of antioxidants to the food. Among them, the great interest towards the use of renewable natural resources in the food packaging industry makes natural antioxidants candidates to stabilize biodegradable polymer formulations. In this sense, poly(lactic acid) (PLA) seems to be the most attractive biodegradable polymer for food packaging industry. Thus, the aim of this work was to study the thermal degradation of PLA films stabilized with D-limonene. Kinetic parameters were obtained by thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) in dynamic mode and the apparent activation energies (Ea) were calculated by the Friedman method. The comparison of Ea between PLA stabilized with D-limonene and non-stabilized polymer furnished information on the thermal stabilization performance. The results indicate that D-limonene shows good performance in the PLA stabilization and therefore the possibility of its use as additive intended for food packaging materials.

Keywords

Apparent activation energyD-limoneneD-limonene, poly (lactic acid) pla, apparent activation energy, friedman methodDecompositionFriedman methodHydroxytyrosol 3,4-dihydroxy-phenylethanolKinetic-analysisMechanical-propertiesPlaPoly (lactic acid) plaPolypropylenePvc plastisolsThermal-degradationThermogravimetric dataTocopherol

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Bibliometric impact. Analysis of the contribution and dissemination channel

The work has been published in the journal Acta Horticulturae, Q4 Agency Scopus (SJR), its regional focus and specialization in Horticulture, give it significant recognition in a specific niche of scientific knowledge at an international level.

From a relative perspective, and based on the normalized impact indicator calculated from the Field Citation Ratio (FCR) of the Dimensions source, it yields a value of: 1.13, which indicates that, compared to works in the same discipline and in the same year of publication, it ranks as a work cited above average. (source consulted: Dimensions Jun 2025)

Specifically, and according to different indexing agencies, this work has accumulated citations as of 2025-06-30, the following number of citations:

  • WoS: 7
  • Scopus: 8

Impact and social visibility

From the perspective of influence or social adoption, and based on metrics associated with mentions and interactions provided by agencies specializing in calculating the so-called "Alternative or Social Metrics," we can highlight as of 2025-06-30:

  • The use of this contribution in bookmarks, code forks, additions to favorite lists for recurrent reading, as well as general views, indicates that someone is using the publication as a basis for their current work. This may be a notable indicator of future more formal and academic citations. This claim is supported by the result of the "Capture" indicator, which yields a total of: 27 (PlumX).

It is essential to present evidence supporting full alignment with institutional principles and guidelines on Open Science and the Conservation and Dissemination of Intellectual Heritage. A clear example of this is:

Leadership analysis of institutional authors

There is a significant leadership presence as some of the institution’s authors appear as the first or last signer, detailed as follows: First Author (SabaterMunoz, B) .

the author responsible for correspondence tasks has been ARRIETA, MP.