Corn gluten meal as a thermoplastic resin: Effect of plasticizers and water content

Cereal Chemistry

Volumn 85, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 102-108

  Lawton, J W ^a,b   Selling, G W ^a   Willett, J L ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR AGRICULTURAL UTILIZATION RESEARCH   (United States)

^b POET   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EXTRUSION; GLYCEROL; MIXERS (MACHINERY); MOISTURE DETERMINATION; PLASTICIZERS; SOLVENTS; TORQUE; WATER CONTENT;

%MOISTURE; A: THERMOPLASTICS; CORN GLUTEN MEAL; EFFECT OF PLASTICIZERS; EFFECT OF WATER; HAAKE MIXER; MELT PROCESSING; OCTANOIC ACIDS; OPTIMUM MOISTURE CONTENT; TRIETHYLENE GLYCOL;

TENSILE STRENGTH;

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 42349103606     PISSN: 00090352     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1094/CCHEM-85-2-0102     Document Type: Article

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