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Starch Modification Using Reactive Extrusion
Author(s) -
Xie Fengwei,
Yu Long,
Liu Hongshen,
Chen Ling
Publication year - 2006
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.200500407
Subject(s) - reactive extrusion , starch , cationic polymerization , extrusion , copolymer , materials science , chemical engineering , polymer chemistry , chemistry , polymer science , organic chemistry , polymer , composite material , engineering
This paper presents a review of the principle and technologies in reactive extrusion and their application in starch modification and preparation of starch derivatives, such as starch graft copolymers, glycosides, cationic starch, or oxidized starch. The applications of reactive extrusion in producing other biopolymers are also touched. Flexibility and efficiency of reactive extruders as reactors for biopolymers are particularly noteworthy.