Effect of molding conditions and moisture content on the mechanical properties of compression molded glassy, wheat gluten bioplastics

Industrial Crops and Products

Volumn 44, Issue , 2013, Pages 480-487

  Jansens, Koen J A ^a,b   Vo Hong, Nhan ^a   Telen, Lien ^a   Brijs, Kristof ^a,b   Lagrain, Bert ^a,b   Van Vuure, Aart Willem ^a   Van Acker, Karel ^a   Verpoest, Ignaas ^a   Van Puyvelde, Peter ^a   Goderis, Bart ^a,b   Smet, Mario ^a   Delcour, Jan A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b LEUVEN FOOD SCIENCE AND NUTRITION RESEARCH CENTRE LFORCE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

High temperature compression molding; Mechanical properties; Protein reactions; Rigid materials; Wheat gluten

Indexed keywords

BIOPLASTICS; CROSS-LINKING DEGREE; FAILURE STRAIN; FLEXURAL MODULUS; GLUTEN PROTEIN; HIGH-TEMPERATURE COMPRESSION; LOW CONCENTRATIONS; MOLDING CONDITIONS; MOLDING PARAMETERS; MOLDING TEMPERATURE; MOLDING TIME; PROCESSING PARAMETERS; PROTEIN CROSSLINKING; PROTEIN NETWORK; PROTEIN REACTION; RIGID MATERIAL; WHEAT GLUTEN;

MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MOISTURE DETERMINATION; PLASTICIZERS; PROTEINS; REINFORCED PLASTICS;

COMPRESSION MOLDING;

CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DEGRADATION; MECHANICAL PROPERTY; MOISTURE CONTENT; PLASTIC; PROTEIN; WHEAT;

TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 84872489990     PISSN: 09266690     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.indcrop.2012.10.006     Document Type: Article

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