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Formamide as the plasticizer for thermoplastic starch
Journal of Applied Polymer Science, 2004AbstractAs a novel plasticizer, formamide was tested in thermoplastic starch (TPS), in which native cornstarch granules were proved to transfer to a continuous phase by scanning electron microscope (SEM) and the hydrogen bond interaction between plasticizer and starch was proved by Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy. Mechanical tests showed
Xiaofei Ma, Jiugao Yu
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The processing of starch as a thermoplastic
Macromolecular Symposia, 2003AbstractThe thermoplastics processing of native starch in the presence of water is a recent development with very wide possible applications. Eventually, oil‐based polymer materials have to be replaced in many applications by sustainable, inexpensive, natural materials from renewable resources.
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Effects of hydrophobized starches on thermoplastic starch foams made from potato starch
Carbohydrate Polymers, 2018Single use food packaging made from expanded polystyrene (EPS) is generally discarded after use and, since it is a difficult material to recycle, generates a large amount of waste. The EPS can be replaced by thermoplastic starch (TPS) foams, which are made from renewable sources and are biodegradable. However, TPS foams are hydrophilic and absorb large
Bruno Felipe Bergel +3 more
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A Review of Biodegradable Thermoplastic Starch Polymers
2007This article provides a review of thermoplastic starch polymers [unlike polymers with added granular starch] including an introduction to biodegradable polymers and thermoplastic starch polymers; a review of thermoplastic starch polymer development; a review of reactive modification of thermoplastic starch, examining the structure-property ...
Halley, Peter J. +7 more
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Thermoplastic Starch Polymer Blends and Nanocomposites
2012This paper reviews the development of bio-based thermoplastic starch polymer blends and nanocomposites at the University of Queensland. Starch-based thermoplastics are relatively cheap and more importantly manufactured using a renewable biomaterial. However traditionally most thermoplastic starch polymers suffer from low water resistance and loss of ...
Chaleat, C. M. +5 more
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Understanding the Processing of Thermoplastic Starch
Macromolecular Symposia, 2006AbstractThe thermoplastics processing of native starch in the presence of water is a recent development with very wide possible applications. Eventually, oil‐based polymer materials have to be replaced in many applications by sustainable, inexpensive, natural materials from renewable resources. The present contribution focuses on the injection moulding
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Chemical Modification of Thermoplastic Starch
2015Thermoplastic starch (TPS) has been used since the 1990s as a thermoplastic material produced from native starch by its processing in the presence of a plasticizer, usually glycerol. The great advantage of TPS is the possibility of using conventional equipment from the plastics industry, either for its production or transformation into an end product ...
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