Article: Study of pseudo-multilayer structures based on starch-polycaprolactone extruded blends.(Report)

INTRODUCTION

Starch has received intensive interest during the last two decades. It is regarded as a potential replacement material for use in short-lived applications (e.g., packaging or agriculture devices ...). Starch is a renewable carbohydrate and can be obtained from various botanical sources (wheat, maize, potato ...). Several authors (1), (2) have shown the possibility to transform native starch into thermoplastic resin-like products under destructuring and plasticizing conditions. Unfortunately, plasticized starch (PLS), also called "thermoplastic starch," is a very hydrophilic material with limited performances as e.g., mechanical properties decrease ...

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