The plasticizing effect of alginate on the thermoplastic starch/glycerin blends

Carbohydrate Polymers

Volumn 73, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 409-416

  Córdoba, Andrés ^a   Cuéllar, Nicolás ^a   González, Mauricio ^a   Medina, Jorge ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE LOS ANDES   (Colombia)

Author keywords

Additives; Mechanical properties; Morphology; Processing; Thermoplastic starch; Thermoplastic starch alginate blends

Indexed keywords

GLYCEROL; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; PLASTICIZERS; STARCH; THERMOPLASTICS;

PLASTICIZATION ENERGY; THERMOPLASTIC STARCH; THERMOPLASTIC STARCH-ALGINATE BLENDS;

ALGINATE;

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 43049119653     PISSN: 01448617     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2007.12.007     Document Type: Article

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