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CARBOHYDRATE POLYMERS
Volume 112, Issue -, Pages 24-31Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2014.05.055
Keywords
Bioplastics; Dynamic mechanical thermal analysis; Polysaccharide; Tensile strength tests; Water absorption capacity; Wheat gluten
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- Ministerio de Economia y Competitividad from Spain (MICINN) [MAT2011-29275-C02-02/01]
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The influence of adding different polysaccharides (locust bean gum, LBG; methyl cellulose, MC; and carboxymethyl cellulose, CMC) to gluten-based biodegradable polymeric materials was assessed in this work. Gluten/polysaccharide/plasticiser bioplastics were prepared at different polysaccharide concentrations (0-4.5%) and pH values by mixing in a two-blade counter-rotating batch mixer (at 25 degrees C under adiabatic conditions) and thermomoulding at 9 MPa and 130 degrees C. Bioplastic probes were evaluated through dynamic mechanical thermal analysis, tensile strength and water absorption capacity tests. Results pointed out that a moderate enhancement of the network structure may be achieved by adding polysaccharide at a pH close to the protein isoelectric point (pH 6), which also conferred a further thermosetting capacity to the system. Moreover, the addition of MC and CMC was found to significantly enhance material elongation properties. However, the presence of charges induced by pH leaded to a higher incompatibility between the polysaccharide and protein domains forming the composite. The pH value played a relevant role in the material water absorption, which significantly increased under acidic or basic conditions (particularly at pH 3). (C) 2014 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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