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Valorization of maize bran to obtain biodegradable plastic films
Author(s) -
Gourson C.,
Benhaddou R.,
Granet R.,
Krausz P.,
Verneuil B.,
Branland P.,
Chauvelon G.,
Thibault J. F.,
Saulnier L.
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
journal of applied polymer science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.575
H-Index - 166
eISSN - 1097-4628
pISSN - 0021-8995
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1097-4628(19991220)74:13<3040::aid-app5>3.0.co;2-m
Subject(s) - bran , biodegradable plastic , food science , materials science , agronomy , microbiology and biotechnology , polymer science , chemistry , composite material , biology , raw material , organic chemistry
Cellulose‐enriched residues from maize bran can be transformed into plastic films after esterification of the cellulose by various fatty acid chlorides. Alkali pretreatment and acidic activation of the sample are necessary before the esterification reaction in order to form esters. The degradation by microorganisms of the plastic film was also studied. We showed that the isolated strain ( chromobacterium violaceum ) can hydrolyze modified cellulose plastic films. © 1999 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci 74: 3040–3045, 1999