Strategies to improve the mechanical strength and water resistance of agar films for food packaging applications

Carbohydrate Polymers

Volumn 132, Issue , 2015, Pages 196-204

  Sousa, Ana M M ^a,b   Gonçalves, Maria P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^b EASTERN REGIONAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Alkali modified agar; Integrated multi trophic aquaculture; Locust bean gum; Native agar; Packaging films; Synergisms

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; AQUACULTURE; PACKAGING; PACKAGING MACHINES; PLASTIC FILMS; SEAWEED;

ALKALI-MODIFIED AGAR; LOCUST BEAN GUM; NATIVE AGAR; PACKAGING FILMS; SYNERGISMS;

POLYSACCHARIDES;

AGAR; ALGAROBA; GALACTAN; GEL; MANNAN; PLANT GUM; WATER; WATER VAPOR;

ANALYSIS; CHEMISTRY; ELASTICITY; FOOD PACKAGING; GEL; PERMEABILITY; SEAWEED; TENSILE STRENGTH; VISCOSITY; WATER VAPOR;

AGAR; ELASTICITY; FOOD PACKAGING; GALACTANS; GELS; MANNANS; PERMEABILITY; PLANT GUMS; SEAWEED; STEAM; TENSILE STRENGTH; VISCOSITY; WATER;

EID: 84934784102     PISSN: 01448617     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2015.06.022     Document Type: Article

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