This comprehensive review thoroughly examines starch's structure, modifications, and
applications in slow/controlled-release fertilizers (SRFs) for agricultural purposes. The …

Considerable concern exists regarding water contamination by various pollutants, such as
conventional pollutants (eg, heavy metals and organics) and emerging micropollutants (eg …

Recently starch based bio-latexes are facing serious bottlenecks in their preparation and
applications especially at the aspects of high concentration, high colloidal stability and high …

Solid-state fermentation (SSF) is a promising technology for producing value-added
products from cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz). In this process, microorganisms are …

Background Starch and its derivatives play important roles in food industry. However, the
application range of natural starch is limited due to its poor solubility and stability. Enzymatic …

Native cassava starch (NCS) was chemically modified by cross-linking (CL),
octenylsuccinylation (OS), CL followed by OS, and OS followed by CL. The modified …

In this work, impacts of heat moisture treatment (HMT) on the aggregation structure and
physicochemical properties of wheat starch were investigated, and relationship between …

Starch, a natural storage polysaccharide of plant kingdom, has many industrial applications.
However, native starch has some inherent shortages, which can be overcome by structural …

This study evaluated for the first time the effects of dual modification of native starch
extracted from Mexican Oxalis tuberosa (NSO) by lipophilic substitution with octenyl succinic …

Background A promising and sustainable trend has emerged in the food packaging industry
involving the integration of nanofillers into biopolymers. This novel approach seeks to …