Starch-based polymers for food packaging

Multifunctional and Nanoreinforced Polymers for Food Packaging

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 527-570

  Gonzalez R M ^a   Villanueva, M P ^a  

^a AIMPLAS Instituto Tecnologico del Plastico   (Spain)

Author keywords

Mechanical and barrier performance; Processing; Starch nanocomposites; Starch properties; Starch structure

Indexed keywords

EID: 84882831618     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1533/9780857092786     Document Type: Chapter

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