Research Article

Evaluation of the Properties of Cellulose Ester Films that Incorporate Essential Oils

Table 4

Film thickness, Young’s modulus, tensile strength, and elongation at break of CAB films incorporated with 20% essential oils.

AdditiveThickness (mm)YM (MPa)TS (MPa)EB (%)

None (control)
Lime
Nutmeg
Eugenol
Pimenta berry
Rosemary
Petitgrain
Coffee
Anise
Cinnamaldehyde