Extrusion of starch-based loose-fill packaging foams#: Effects of temperature, moisture and talc on physical properties

Packaging Technology and Science

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 171-183

  Pushpadass, Heartwin Amaladhas ^a   Babu, Govindarajan Suresh ^a   Weber, Robert W ^a   Hanna, Milford A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

Author keywords

Expansion ratio; Extrusion; Single screw; Starch foams; Talc

Indexed keywords

MOISTURE; POLYCARBONATES; POLYSTYRENES; TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION;

EXPANSION RATIO; POST-EXTRUSION; STARCH FOAMS;

PACKAGING;

MOISTURE; PACKAGING; POLYCARBONATES; STYRENE; TEMPERATURE;

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 42549157587     PISSN: 08943214     EISSN: 10991522     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pts.809     Document Type: Article

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