Preparation of poly (butylene adipate-co-terephthalate)/clove essential oil composite antimicrobial film as biodegradable packaging for strawberry preservation.

Polybutylene adipate terephthalate (PBAT) offers a promising solution to reduce reliance on plastics that do not degrade. In this study, PBAT-EC-ATBC composite antimicrobial film (PEC) was prepared by incorporating clove essential oil (CEO) into a casting solution consisting of PBAT and ethyl cellulose (EC). The mechanical property tests revealed that as the content of CEO increased, the tensile strength of the film decreased from 10.