Thermal transitions and heat-sealing of glycerol-plasticized whey protein films

Packaging Technology and Science

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 255-260

  Hernandez Lzquierdo, V M ^a   Krochta, J M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Edible film; Extrusion; Heat seal; Seal strength; Whey protein

Indexed keywords

COOLING TIME; EDIBLE FILM; EDIBLE FILMS; ENDOTHERMIC PEAKS; EXTRUDED FILMS; HEAT-SEAL; HEAT-SEALING; INSTRON; MINIMUM IMPULSE; SEAL STRENGTH; SEAL-ABILITY; SOLUTION-CAST; SOLUTION-CAST FILMS; THERMAL TRANSITIONS; TRANSITION TEMPERATURE; TWIN SCREW EXTRUSION; UNIVERSAL TESTING MACHINES; WHEY PROTEIN; WHEY PROTEINS;

COMPRESSION MOLDING; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; GLYCEROL; ORGANIC POLYMERS;

EXTRUSION MOLDING;

EID: 68949093899     PISSN: 08943214     EISSN: 10991522     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pts.847     Document Type: Article

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