Application of Wheat B-Starch in Biodegradable Plastic Materials

作者：Sarka Evzen^*; Krulis Zdenek; Kotek Jiri; Ruzek Lubomir; Korbarova Anna; Bubnik Zdenek; Ruzkova Michaela

来源：Czech Journal of Food Sciences, 2011, 29(3): 232-242.

DOI：10.17221/292/2010-cjfs

• biodegradable plastic
• polycaprolactone
• B-starch
• wheat starch
• image analysis
• biodegradability

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-(epsilon-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.

• 出版日期2011