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Porous Materials Made from Starch
Author(s) -
Hofmann Thea,
Linke Lothar,
Tsiapouris Alexander,
Ziems Annette
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
chemical engineering and technology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.403
H-Index - 81
eISSN - 1521-4125
pISSN - 0930-7516
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1521-4125(199807)21:7<580::aid-ceat580>3.0.co;2-9
Subject(s) - starch , materials science , absorption of water , potato starch , food packaging , porosity , composite material , plastic packaging , food science , chemistry
Due to the non‐degradability of plastic packaging, renewable resources are being sought to replace them. In this paper, potato starch with and without added biodegradable fiber is processed into packaging materials via thermopressing solidification. The authors compare the density, water absorption behavior, and E‐moduli of various conventional packaging materials with packaging materials prepared from potato starch.