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Thermoplastic starch modified with hydrophobic polyurethane microparticles
Author(s) -
Wu Qiangxian,
Zhang Pingping,
Zhang Yu,
Fan Bingbing,
Zhu Mei,
Wu Zhengshun
Publication year - 2011
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.201000162
Subject(s) - viscometer , starch , contact angle , thermoplastic , materials science , thermoplastic polyurethane , polyurethane , modified starch , chemical engineering , ultimate tensile strength , fourier transform infrared spectroscopy , viscosity , polymer chemistry , composite material , chemistry , organic chemistry , elastomer , engineering
Modified thermoplastic starches (TPS) were successfully prepared from corn starch (CS) and hydrophobic polyurethane prepolymers (PUPs) by solid‐state reactions under intensive mixing conditions. The structure and properties were investigated using FTIR, SEM, wide‐angle XRD, tensile testing machine, Brookfield viscometer, and contact angle (CA) meter. The results showed that 98.6 ± 0.4% of PUP was cross‐linked to starch, suggesting a high efficiency of the solid‐state reaction. Compared with unmodified starch, the hydrophobic property of the modified TPS was improved, resulting in an increase of the CAs and a decrease of the Brookfield viscosity. Morphology analysis indicated that the modified starch exhibited increased compatibility between the PUP particle and nature starch, leading to the increased elongation at break.