The last decade has seen the development of green materials, which intends to reduce the
human impact on the environment. Green polymers are obviously tendency subset of this …

Canola Council of Canada, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada The rising costs of nonrenewable
feedstocks and environmental concerns with their industrial usage have encouraged the …

This paper reports the successful elaboration and study of plasticized starch nano-
biocomposites elaborated with needle-shaped nanofillers, namely natural sepiolite (SEP …

The present paper analyzes the effects of the plasticizer nature on the clay exfoliation
process into starch-based nano-biocomposites. The nano-hybrids have been elaborated by …

The focus of this work is to study the effect of sodium montmorillonite (MMT-Na) clay content
on the rate and extent of enzymatic hydrolysis polyvinyl alcohol (PVA)/starch …

Starch as a biopolymer directly extracted from nature has received much attention in recent
years due to its strong advantages such as low cost, wide availability, renewability, and total …

Effective food packaging is a major factor in the current global drive to minimise food waste.
Starch is an excellent oxygen barrier for packaging but it is brittle and moisture sensitive …

Nanocomposites based on blends of thermoplastic corn starch (TPS), plasticized with
glycerol, and poly (butylensuccinate co-adipate)(PBAS) were prepared using sodium …

High amylose hydroxypropylated starch films have been formed using traditional extrusion
technology with a range of plasticisers and nanosilicate additives such as montmorillonite …

Abstract Thermoplastic starch (TPS)/vermiculite (VMC) bionanocomposites having
exceptional high tensile properties were prepared by a one-step extrusion process using pre …