Preparation of Paraffin/C-CNC/Anthocyanin Temperature-responsive Material and Its Application in Temperature Detection during Storage and Transportation of Fruits and Vegetables

XUE Meigui; CUI Jiahui; LI Jiaxuan; HUANG Ruquan; WEN Zhou; GE Jizhe; QIU Zanye; LI Wei

doi:10.19554/j.cnki.1001-3563.2025.11.006

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Packaging Engineering ›› 2025, Vol. 46 ›› Issue (11) : 46-54. DOI: 10.19554/j.cnki.1001-3563.2025.11.006

Preparation of Paraffin/C-CNC/Anthocyanin Temperature-responsive Material and Its Application in Temperature Detection during Storage and Transportation of Fruits and Vegetables

XUE Meigui, CUI Jiahui, LI Jiaxuan, HUANG Ruquan, WEN Zhou, GE Jizhe, QIU Zanye, LI Wei

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The work aims to have fine tuning on the melting enthalpy temperature of the temperature-responsive material paraffin (PCM) for manufacturing temperature monitoring and indication labels for food packaging during normal temperature storage and transportation, judge the temperature changes in the food storage and transportation environment through the solid-liquid state transformation of the temperature-responsive material, so as to indirectly understand the quality of food (such as fresh fruits and vegetables) and predict the shelf life. With PCM with thermal conductivity temperature sensitivity, friction resistance and high fiber affinity, carboxylated cellulose nanocrystals (C-CNC) and anthocyanins as raw materials, under the condition of higher than the melting enthalpy temperature of PCM, the PCM/C-CNC/anthocyanin Pickering emulsion temperature-responsive material was prepared by high-speed homogenization. When the temperature dropped below the melting enthalpy temperature of the temperature-responsive material and the Pickering emulsion was solidified, an X-ray diffractometer (XRD) was used to analyze the morphology of C-CNC in the temperature-responsive material, and a differential scanning calorimeter (DSC) was used to analyze the temperature sensitivity and melting enthalpy temperature of the temperature-responsive material. Finally, the PCM/C-CNC/anthocyanin temperature-responsive material was placed into a paper-based label to make a temperature-responsive indication label. With the increase of the solid content of C-CNC, the melting enthalpy temperature of the PCM/C-CNC/anthocyanin temperature-responsive material gradually decreased, and the temperature sensitivity increased. The irreversible paper-based microfluidic temperature change indication label made of this temperature-responsive material had a phase change temperature difference of ±0.5 °C. In conclusion, the melting enthalpy temperature of the temperature-responsive material can be fine-tuned by adjusting the solid content of C-CNC to realize the stepwise refinement of the melting enthalpy temperature of the temperature-responsive material. When the temperature change indication label is used for the outer packaging of food stored and transported at normal temperature, it can realize the temperature monitoring of the storage and transportation environment within the temperature range of 20-50 °C and the accurate tracking of the temperature in the whole storage and transportation process.

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temperature monitoring for food storage and transportation / paraffin wax (PCM) / PCM/C-CNC/anthocyanin temperature-responsive materials / paper-based microfluidics / indication labels

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XUE Meigui, CUI Jiahui, LI Jiaxuan, HUANG Ruquan, WEN Zhou, GE Jizhe, QIU Zanye, LI Wei. Preparation of Paraffin/C-CNC/Anthocyanin Temperature-responsive Material and Its Application in Temperature Detection during Storage and Transportation of Fruits and Vegetables[J]. Packaging Engineering. 2025, 46(11): 46-54 https://doi.org/10.19554/j.cnki.1001-3563.2025.11.006

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