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Thermoplastic starch : a green material for various industries /

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This first book on this new green material collates all the information hitherto scattered in journal articles and on websites, thus meeting the application-oriented needs of the reader. The contents stretch between many important areas, such as production and applications of biopolymeric material,...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Janssen, L. P. B. M., Moscicki, Leszek
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Weinheim : Wiley-VCH, ©2009.
Subjects:
Starch > Thermal properties.
Thermoplastics.
zetmeel
starch
thermoplastische stoffen
thermoplastics
thermische eigenschappen
thermal properties
biopolymeren
biopolymers
biodegradatie
biodegradation
uitpersing
extrusion
Bioplastics and Polymers
Food and Bioprocess Engineering (General)
Bioplastics en polymeren
Levensmiddelen- en bioproceskunde (algemeen)
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Thermoplastic Starch: A Green Material for Various Industries; Contents; Preface; List of Contributors; 1: Biodegradable Polymers and Their Practical Utility; 2: Blends of Natural and Synthetic Polymers; 3: Biodegradability and Compostability of Biopolymers; 4: TPS and Its Nature; 5: The Melting Process in Thermoplastic Starches; 6: Extruders; 7: Extrusion-Cooking of TPS; 8: Influence of Process Conditions on the Physical Properties of TPS; 9: TPS Film-Blowing; 10: Injection-Molding; 11: Influence of Addition of Fiber on the Mechanical Properties of TPS Moldings.