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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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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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Blends of Thermoplastic Starch and Polyesteramide
2000The blending of thermoplastic starch (TPS) with other biodegradable polyesters such as polyesteramide could be an interesting way to produce new biodegradable starch-based materials. Different mixes of wheat starch and polyesteramide (BAK) were melt blended by extrusion. After pelletization, granules were injection molded to produce test specimens.
Avérous, Luc +3 more
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Thermoplastic starch composites and blends
2011The central theme of this thesis was the development of thermoplastic starch materials and composites, their characterization and analysis of mechanical properties. X-ray diffraction methodology was developed for the quantitative interpretation of molecular structures within starch materials, and their effects on retrogradation properties. An iterative
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Biodegradable Coatings for Thermoplastic Starch
1997Over the last few years, there has been renewed interest in biodegradable plastics made from annually renewable, natural polymers such as starch (see Chapters 1, 2, 5 and 10). The fact that starch is receiving considerable attention is understandable, as it is totally biodegradable, is inexpensive compared to other biodegradable polymers, and is ...
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