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Lemon-derived carbon quantum dots incorporated guar gum/sodium alginate films with enhanced the preservability for blanched asparagus active packaging
• 2025
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Jianing Zhang, Junjun Zhang, Xiaowei Huang, Xiaodong Zhai, Zhihua Li, Jiyong Shi, Remah Sobhy, Ibrahim Khalifa, Xiaobo Zou
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Abstract
Minimally processed fruits and vegetables (MPFVs) experience significant quality degradation during storage due to oxygen exposure, mechanical damage, and microbial contamination, which significantly reduces shelf life and leads to substantial economic waste. This research developed a cost-effective and environmentally active packaging by incorporating carbon quantum dots (CQDs) derived from lemons into guar gum (GG) and sodium alginate (SA) films. The CQDs were integrated into the biopolymer matrix via simple film-casting techniques. The CQDs exhibited exceptional antioxidant and antibacterial properties due to the abundant functional groups and unique quantum effects. The integration of CQDs into GG/SA films enhanced UV-blocking capabilities, mechanical strength (38.80 MPa), and antioxidant activity (43.45%). The release kinetics of CQDs from the films followed the Fickian diffusion kinetics …