Improving the compatibility of Zein/Poly(vinyl alcohol) Blends by gamma irradiation and graft copolymerization of acrylic acid

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Volumn 58, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 4470-4476

  Senna, Magdy M ^a   Salmieri, Stephane ^b   El Naggar, Abdel Wahab ^a   Safrany, Agnes ^c   Lacroix, Monique ^b  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR RADIATION RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY   (Egypt)

^b INRS INSTITUT ARMAND FRAPPIER   (Canada)

^c INTERNATIONAL ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY   (Austria)

Author keywords

Radiation; Biodegradable packaging materials; Compatibilization; DSC; FTIR; Graft copolymers; Mechanical properties; Poly(vinyl alcohol); Polymer blends; SEM; XRD; Zein

Indexed keywords

ACRYLIC ACID; ACRYLIC ACID DERIVATIVE; POLYMER; POLYVINYL ALCOHOL; ZEIN;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL REACTION; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; GAMMA RADIATION; RADIATION EXPOSURE;

ACRYLATES; CHEMICAL PROCESSES; GAMMA RAYS; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; POLYMERS; POLYVINYL ALCOHOL; ZEIN;

EID: 77950653499     PISSN: 00218561     EISSN: 15205118     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jf904088y     Document Type: Article

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