TY - JOUR
T1 - Biodegradable starch/chitosan foam via microwave assisted preparation
T2 - Morphology and performance properties
AU - Zhang, Xian
AU - Teng, Zhuangzhuang
AU - Huang, Runzhou
AU - Catchmark, Jeffrey M.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2020/11
Y1 - 2020/11
N2 - The effects of chitosan (CTS) as the reinforcing phase on the properties of potato starch (PS)-based foams were studied in this work. The formic acid solutions of CTS and PS were uniformly mixed in a particular ratio by blending and then placed in a mold made of polytetrafluoroethylene for microwave treatment to form starch foam. The results showed that the molecular weight and concentration of CTS could effectively improve the density and compressive properties of starch-based foams. Furthermore, orthogonal experiments were designed, and the results showed that when the molecular weight of CTS in foams is 4.4 × 105, the mass fraction is 4 wt%, and the mass ratio of CTS–PS is 3/4.2; the compressive strength of foams is the highest at approximately 1.077 mPa. Furthermore, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy analysis demonstrated the interaction between starch and CTS, which confirmed that the compatibility between CTS and PS is excellent.
AB - The effects of chitosan (CTS) as the reinforcing phase on the properties of potato starch (PS)-based foams were studied in this work. The formic acid solutions of CTS and PS were uniformly mixed in a particular ratio by blending and then placed in a mold made of polytetrafluoroethylene for microwave treatment to form starch foam. The results showed that the molecular weight and concentration of CTS could effectively improve the density and compressive properties of starch-based foams. Furthermore, orthogonal experiments were designed, and the results showed that when the molecular weight of CTS in foams is 4.4 × 105, the mass fraction is 4 wt%, and the mass ratio of CTS–PS is 3/4.2; the compressive strength of foams is the highest at approximately 1.077 mPa. Furthermore, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy analysis demonstrated the interaction between starch and CTS, which confirmed that the compatibility between CTS and PS is excellent.
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U2 - 10.3390/polym12112612
DO - 10.3390/polym12112612
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85095836066
SN - 2073-4360
VL - 12
SP - 1
EP - 17
JO - Polymers
JF - Polymers
IS - 11
M1 - 2612
ER -