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CARBOHYDRATE POLYMERS
Volume 165, Issue -, Pages 142-148Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.Carbpol.2017.02.041
Keywords
Nanocrystals; Starch; Amadumbe; Potato; Biocomposite films
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- National Research Foundation of South Africa [93976]
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The influence of amadumbe starch nanocrystals (SNCs) at varying concentrations (2.5, 5 and 10%) on the physicochemical properties of biocomposite films prepared using two starch matrices, amadumbe and potato starches were investigated. Amadumbe SNCs exhibited square-like platelets morphology, typical of SNC derived from A-type starches. In general, the inclusion of SNCs significantly decreased water vapour permeability (WVP) of composite films whilst thermal stability and opacity were increased. Amadumbe starch films showed substantially high tensile strength (TS) compared to potato starch in the presence of SNCs. At 2.5% SNCs, TS of composite amadumbe film (8 MPa) was about four times that of composite potato films. However, SNCs >= 5% generally decreased TS of both potato and amadumbe films. Amadumbe SNCs can potentially be used as fillers to improve the properties of biodegradable starch films. Amadumbe starch has better film forming properties compared to potato starch. (C) 2017 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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