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Citrate Plasticizer Application in Food Packaging

Citrate Plasticizer Application in Food Packaging

2025-07-20

Food packaging: Acetyl tributyl citrate (ATBC) is an odourless, non-toxic plasticizer often used in food packaging. Known for its non-toxic properties, ATBC is extensively used in food packaging applications like dairy cartons, beverage bottle caps and bottled food seal rings. AttBC is extremely heat, light and water resistant, making it ideal for wrapping food and keeping it from rusting during transport and storage. Also, thanks to its low volatility and low extraction rate, ATBC remains heat stable and won't smear when melt-sealed, keeping the packaging material clear and vibrant. Moreover, ATBC is eco-friendly and biodegradable, which makes it an ideal replacement for phthalate plasticisers. This makes it environmentally and food-safe. Thus, ATBC applies to not just traditional food packaging materials but also new, safer, and greener packaging materials.