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Effect of Bee Pollen on the Mechanical and Thermal Properties of Starch Films
Author(s) -
Macieira Carles A. C.,
Correia Suely J. P.,
de Sousa Ana Paula Belizário,
Júnior Ricardo L. C. Albuquerque,
Araújo Yzila L. F. Maia,
Melo Mateus S.,
Costa Luiz P.,
Cardoso Juliana C.,
Padilha Francine F.
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
macromolecular symposia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.257
H-Index - 76
eISSN - 1521-3900
pISSN - 1022-1360
DOI - 10.1002/masy.201051079
Subject(s) - starch , materials science , pollen , characterization (materials science) , bee pollen , thermal stability , casting , evaporation , chemical engineering , thermal analysis , casein , thermal , composite material , chemistry , botany , nanotechnology , organic chemistry , physics , meteorology , engineering , biology , thermodynamics
The use of casein, starch and bee pollen as biodegradable materials has been promise. The objective of this work was the development and characterization of films containing casein, pollen and starch. The films were obtained by casting process and the solvent evaporation was performed at 40 °C/24 h. The films characterization was carried out by microscopy, thermal analysis, opacity test, mechanical properties and barrier methods. The starch films presented heterogeneous on microscopy analysis. The thermal behaviors of pollen films were similar. The formulation containing only pollen 3% was unable to form film. The introduction of pollen in starch film formulation improved the mechanical characteristic and thermal stability of films.
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