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Record W4409430340 · doi:10.1016/j.cej.2025.162604

Leveraging machine learning for the optimization of reinforced rapeseed protein-gelatin edible coatings for enhanced food preservation

2025· article· en· W4409430340 on OpenAlexafffund
Frage Abookleesh, Muhammad Zubair, Aman Ullah

Bibliographic record

VenueChemical Engineering Journal · 2025
Typearticle
Languageen
FieldMaterials Science
TopicNanocomposite Films for Food Packaging
Canadian institutionsUniversity of Alberta
FundersNatural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada
KeywordsRapeseedGelatinFood scienceComputer scienceMaterials scienceProcess engineeringPulp and paper industryChemistryEngineeringBiochemistry

Abstract

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• Expanded 13 data points to 1,000 using Gaussian noise for data augmentation. • ML models showed R 2 : 0.9517–0.9998 and MSE: 0.0001–0.5537. • Optimized film had T.S. 28.94 MPa, E% 22.61, and WVP 4.40 × 10 2 g·mm/m 2 ·day·kPa. • Model predictions showed strong correlation with experimental results. • Edible film coating extended fruit shelf life by 7 days at ambient conditions. Optimizing component ratios is crucial for enhancing bioplastic formulations. Traditional optimization is time-consuming, while data-driven methods require large datasets. To address this, we augmented thirteen experimental data points to 1,000, enhancing machine learning (ML) model accuracy. Three ML models were trained to optimize the formulation of a rapeseed protein-gelatin nanocomposite reinforced with cellulose nanocrystals (CNC) and cross-linked with citric acid. The models showed high predictive performance (R 2 : 0.9517–0.9998; MSE: 0.0001–0.5537; MAE: 0.0018–0.4221). The optimal formulation (1:1:5.5:3.87) yielded a film with 28.94 ± 1.18 MPa tensile strength, 22.61 ± 2.12 % elongation, and 4.40 ± 0.04 g mm/d·m 2 ·kPa × 10 2 water vapor permeability. A film based on this formulation was applied as a coating on fruits and showed an increased shelf life, verifying its practical application. Our results show that the integration of generated data enhances ML predictive performance, capturing complex nonlinear relationships between input and output variables, thus balancing the mechanical and barrier properties of biopolymer films. This work highlights the potential of data generation and ML in materials science by providing a pathway to accelerate the development of sustainable bio-based plastics.

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How this classification was reachedexpand

Full frame machine prediction

Teacher imitation

Not calibrated prevalence, not ground truth. Human validation pending. The Gemma side is a direct model label for every work in the frame, read from the title-only record. The Codex side is a classifier learned from the 10,348 direct Codex labels and calibrated to design-weighted sample rates; fields without enough sample support carry no Codex call. Candidate is the union of the two sides; consensus is their intersection. These outputs are machine_predicted_unvalidated and are not human labels.

metaresearch head score (Codex)0.001
metaresearch head score (Gemma)0.003
Version: metacan-v3-hybrid-931329e0061cValidation status: machine_predicted_unvalidated
Candidate categoriesnone
Consensus categoriesnone
DomainCandidate signal: none · Consensus signal: none
Study designCandidate signal: Simulation or modeling · Consensus signal: Simulation or modeling
GenreCandidate signal: Empirical · Consensus signal: Empirical
Teacher disagreement score0.011
Threshold uncertainty score0.022

Distilled classifier scores by category (both heads)

CategoryCodexGemma
Metaresearch0.0010.003
Meta-epidemiology (narrow)0.0020.000
Meta-epidemiology (broad)0.0010.001
Bibliometrics0.0000.000
Science and technology studies0.0000.000
Scholarly communication0.0010.001
Open science0.0010.000
Research integrity0.0010.001
Insufficient payload (model declined to judge)0.0010.000

Machine scores (provisional)

The two teacher heads of the student model, read on this work. A score orders the frame for review; it never asserts a category, and the validation status ships verbatim with every row.

Baseline scores from an immature model (maturity gate not passed, 7 training rounds). Scores rank; they never assert a category.

Opus teacher head0.010
GPT teacher head0.223
Teacher spread0.212 · how far apart the two teachers sit on this one work
Validation statusscore_only:v0-immature-baseline · verbatim from the scoring run: score_only means the number may rank works, and no category label ships from it

Classification

machine, unvalidated

Machine predicted; a candidate call from one source (direct Gemma or distilled Codex), not a consensus.

The models applied no category: nothing in the taxonomy fit this work.
Study designSimulation or modeling
Domainnot available
GenreEmpirical

How this classification was reached, model by model and score by score, is at the end of the page under "How this classification was reached".

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Published2025
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