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INDUSTRIAL CROPS AND PRODUCTS
Volume 33, Issue 1, Pages 152-157Publisher
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DOI: 10.1016/j.indcrop.2010.09.015
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Thermoplastic starch; Carboxylic acids; Dynamic mechanical properties
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- State of Sao Paulo Research Foundation (FAPESP)
- National Council for Scientific and Technological Development (CNPq)
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Thermoplastic starch (TPS) was modified with ascorbic acid and citric acid by melt processing of native starch with glycerol as plasticizer in an intensive batch mixer at 160 degrees C. It was found that the molar mass decreases with acid content and processing time causing the reduction in melting temperature (T-m). As observed by the results of X-ray diffraction and DSC measurements, crystallinity was not changed by the reaction with organic acids. T-m depression with falling molar mass was interpreted on the basis of the effect of concentration of end-chain units, which act as diluents. FTIR did not show any appreciable change in starch chemical compositions, leading to the conclusion that the main changes observed were produced by the variation in molar mass of the material. We demonstrated that it is possible to decrease melt viscosity without the need for more plasticizer thus avoiding side-effects such as an increase in water affinity or relevant changes in the dynamic mechanical properties. (C) 2010 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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