Low density polyethylene/starch blend films for food packaging applications

Advances in Polymer Technology

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 32-45

  Raj, Baldev ^a   Sankar, Udaya K ^a   Siddaramaiah, ^b  

^a CENTRAL FOOD TECHNOLOGICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

^b SRI JAYACHAMARAJENDRA COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING   (India)

Author keywords

DSC; GTR; LDPE starch; SEM; Tensile strength; WVTR

Indexed keywords

BIODEGRADATION; DENSITY (SPECIFIC GRAVITY); EXTRUSION; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; LOW DENSITY POLYETHYLENES; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; PACKAGING MATERIALS; PLASTICS APPLICATIONS; POLYMER BLENDS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; STARCH; TENSILE STRENGTH;

FOOD COMPATIBILITY; FOOD PACKAGING; FOOD SIMULANTS; PHYSICOMECHANICAL PROPERTIES; THERMOPRESS;

PLASTIC FILMS;

EID: 1342304979     PISSN: 07306679     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/adv.10068     Document Type: Article

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