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Ghulam Murtaza, Muhammad Abdullah, Muhammad Maaz Habib.

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The growing environmental concerns about plastic packaging made of petrochemicals, including their non-biodegradability and hazardous chemical composition, make the development of sustainable substitutes necessary. This study aim to turn coconut waste—a plentiful supply of biopolymers like cellulose, hemicellulose, and lignin—into biodegradable packaging films. To improve functionality, two intelligent chemicals, resveratrol and catechin, were added to the films at different concentrations. The films' mechanical, water-permeability, antioxidant, and antibacterial qualities were evaluated and contrasted with control samples. The findings showed that while catechin increased water solubility and resveratrol promoted elongation, increasing concentrations of intelligent compounds improved tensile strength and film thickness. While both substances showed antioxidant and antibacterial properties, catechin was efficient in antioxidant properties. Additionally, the films showed excellent biodegradability, with direct relation to compound concentration. These results imply that resveratrol or catechin-derived films made from coconut trash can provide efficient, biodegradable solutions for food packaging applications.

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