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Interactions Between Starch and Electrolytes
Author(s) -
Oosten B. J.
Publication year - 1990
Publication title -
starch ‐ stärke
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.62
H-Index - 82
eISSN - 1521-379X
pISSN - 0038-9056
DOI - 10.1002/star.19900420902
Subject(s) - starch , statement (logic) , electrolyte , ionic bonding , simple (philosophy) , chemistry , chemical engineering , polymer science , computer science , organic chemistry , ion , epistemology , engineering , philosophy , electrode
The view that starch exhibits ionic features is applied to the process used to make ungelatinized starch derivatives. This leads to some simple experiments, which reveal the validity of that theory. The statement that the anions are the actual gelatinizing agents is substantiated by experimental evidence.