In the materials manufacturing sector, energy efficiency, sustainability, and economic
viability have become increasingly important to industry and society in recent years …

Consumer trends towards environmentally friendly products are driving plastics industries to
investigate more benign alternatives to petroleum-based polymers. In the case of adhesives …

Acetylation and oxidation are chemical modifications which alter the properties of starch.
The degree of modification of acetylated and oxidized starches is dependent on the catalyst …

Corn starch was pre-treated with acetic acid and then acetylated by acetic anhydride under
microwave irradiation. The effects of molar ratios of these two reagents on the acetylation of …

Our society is amidst a technological revolution towards a sustainable economy, focused on
the development of biobased products in virtually all sectors. In this context, plant …

This paper presents basic methods of starch chemical modification, the effect of microwave
radiation on the modification process, and the physicochemical properties of starch. It has …

In this work an optimization of the solvent-free acetylation of cellulose with acetic anhydride
under microwave heating with iodine as a catalyst was performed. The optimized …

Bacterial cellulose preserving the microfibrillar morphology was partially acetylated by the
solvent-free acetylation method using acetic anhydride in the presence of iodine as a …

Most commercial starch esters are currently produced under harsh alkaline conditions.
Triggered by environmental concerns, organocatalysis has recently emerged as a …

Iodine has been attracting much attention since its discovery in 1811. It is the weakest
oxidizer among the halogens and a poor electrophile that often needs the assistance of a …