Zein extraction from corn, corn products, and coproducts and modifications for various applications: A review

Cereal Chemistry

Volumn 88, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 159-173

  Anderson, Timothy J ^a   Lamsa, Buddhi P ^a  

^a IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELASTOMERS; EXTRACTION; PLASTIC PRODUCTS; PROTEINS;

'DRY' [; BIODEGRADABLE PLASTICS; BIOLOGICAL PROPERTIES; COPRODUCT; CORN GLUTEN MEAL; CORN KERNELS; CURRENT PRACTICES; DISTILLERS' DRIED GRAINS WITH SOLUBLES; NEW APPLICATIONS;

BIODEGRADABLE POLYMERS;

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 79953323985     PISSN: 00090352     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1094/CCHEM-06-10-0091     Document Type: Review

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