Table 3 Optical properties of potato starch films without cellulose nanofibers (TPS) and with cellulose nanofibers from potato peels (NCPP) at 5% (TPS-NCPP5), 10% (TPS-NCPP10) and 15% (TPS-NCPP15).

From: Starch-based biocomposites reinforced with cellulose nanofibers from potato peel byproducts

Sample

Opacity (a.u./mm)

UV-light transmittance (%T 280 nm)

TPS

2.34 ± 0.03a

32.43 ± 1.39a

TPS-NCPP5

2.70 ± 0.07ab

20.20 ± 1.38b

TPS-NCPP10

4.58 ± 0.16b

12.60 ± 0.66c

TPS-NCPP15

5.74 ± 0.41b

11.23 ± 0.42c

  1. Different letters within the same column indicate statistically significant differences (p < 0.05).
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