Biodegradable foam tray from cassava starch blended with natural fiber and chitosan

Industrial Crops and Products

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 542-546

  Kaisangsri, Nattapon ^a   Kerdchoechuen, Orapin ^a   Laohakunjit, Natta ^a  

^a KING MONGKUT'S UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY THONBURI   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Biodegradable foam; Biopolymers; Cassava starch; Chitosan; Kraft fiber

Indexed keywords

BIODEGRADABLE FOAMS; CASSAVA STARCH; CHITOSAN SOLUTION; CONTROLLED TEMPERATURE; KRAFT FIBERS; POLYSTYRENE FOAMS; STARCH FOAMS; STARCH-BASED FOAMS; WATER ABSORPTION INDEX; WATER SOLUBILITY INDEX;

BIOPOLYMERS; CHITOSAN; FIBERS; POLYSTYRENES;

STARCH;

ABSORPTION; BIODEGRADATION; CASSAVA; CHITIN; COLOR; FOAM; POLYMER; SOLUBILITY; STARCH; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; TENSILE STRENGTH;

MANIHOT ESCULENTA;

EID: 84857139376     PISSN: 09266690     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.indcrop.2011.07.034     Document Type: Article

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