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Cover Image, Volume 133, Issue 5
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
journal of applied polymer science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Reports
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.575
H-Index - 166
eISSN - 1097-4628
pISSN - 0021-8995
DOI - 10.1002/app.43092
Subject(s) - cover (algebra) , polymer science , homogenization (climate) , volume (thermodynamics) , starch , biopolymer , potato starch , materials science , composite material , computer science , polymer , art history , computer graphics (images) , physics , art , chemistry , mechanical engineering , food science , engineering , thermodynamics , biology , biodiversity , ecology
Films with similar barrier and mechanical properties as those of starch films are obtained from potato peels after milling and high‐pressure homogenization. Additional heat treatment of the peel mass enhanced starch gelatinization, resulting in improved barrier properties and smoother surface topography of the films. Comparable films were obtained also from starch‐free potato peel, indicating that potato fiber is a suitable raw material for film production. The cover image shows biopolymer films prepared from potato peeling costreams and glycerol. (DOI: 10.1002/app.42862 )