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标题：Application of wheat B-starch in biodegradable plastic materials
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作者：Šárka E. ; Kruliš Z. ; Kotek J. 等
期刊名称：Czech Journal of Food Sciences
印刷版ISSN：1212-1800
电子版ISSN：1805-9317
出版年度：2011
卷号：29
期号：3
页码：232-242
DOI：10.17221/292/2010-CJFS
出版社：Czech Academy of Agricultural Sciences
摘要：Food application of wheat B-starch comprising small starch granules as a result of lower quality is problematic. Accordingly, B-starch or acetylated starch prepared from it, with the degree of substitution (DS) of 1.5–2.3, was used in biodegradable films after blending with poly-(ε-caprolactone) (PCL). The following mechanical characteristics of the produced films were derived from the stress-strain curves: Young modulus, yield stress, stress-at-break, and strain-at-break. Water absorption of PCL/starch (60/40) films was determined according to European standard ISO 62. The measured data were compared with those of commercial A-starch. The films containing native starch degraded in compost totally during 2 months. Acetylation of starch molecules in the composites reduced the degradation rate. Optical microscopy, in combination with the image analysis system NIS-Elements vs. 2.10 completed with an Extended Depth of Focus (EDF) module, was used to study the surface morphology of PCL/starch films after 20-day and 42-day compost incubation. Chemical changes in the compost used for the film exposition were measured.
关键词：biodegradable plastic; polycaprolactone; B-starch; wheat starch; image analysis; biodegradability