STARCH-BASED FOAMED MATERIALS - USE AND DEGRADATION PROPERTIES

Authors
TIEFENBACHER KF
Citation
Kf. Tiefenbacher, STARCH-BASED FOAMED MATERIALS - USE AND DEGRADATION PROPERTIES, Pure and applied chemistry, A30(9-10), 1993, pp. 727-731
Citations number
6
Categorie Soggetti
Polymer Sciences
Journal title
Pure and applied chemistry → ACNP
ISSN journal
00334545
Volume
A30
Issue
9-10
Year of publication
1993
Pages
727 - 731
Database
ISI
SICI code
0033-4545(1993)A30:9-10<727:SFM-UA>2.0.ZU;2-X
Abstract
Many discussions on packaging lead to undue expectations regarding the usability of degradable materials. There is also considerable mis-use of the term ''biodegradable.'' The manufacture of a new foamed materi al based on native starch is discussed. The structure forms by water e vaporation and gelatinization of starch during a molding and heating s tep. Typical applications are shown. Composting tests confirm degradat ion within a few weeks without the accumulation of residues.