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Advanced Nano-biocomposites Based on Starch

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Abstract

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 compostability without toxic residues. Starch-based materials always display properties that are less satisfactory than those of traditional polymer materials, which can be ascribed to the inherent characteristics of starch. To make such materials to be truly competitive and to widen its applications, the development of starch-based nano-biocomposites could be a promising solution. This chapter provides the fundamental knowledge related to starch-based nano-biocomposites as well as the most recent developments in this area. Various types of nanofillers that have been used with plasticized starch are discussed such as montmorillonite, cellulose nanowhiskers, and starch nanoparticles. The preparation strategies for starch-based nano-biocomposites with these types of nanofillers and the corresponding dispersion state and related properties are also largely discussed.

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Abbreviations

AFM:

Atomic force microscopy

BCNW:

Bacterial cellulose nanowhisker

CB:

Carbon black

CEC:

Cationic exchange capacity

CMC:

Carboxymethyl cellulose sodium

CNT:

Carbon nanotube

CNW:

Cellulose nanowhisker

D:

Diameter

d 001 :

Interlayer spacing or d-spacing

DMA:

Dynamic mechanical analysis

DMSO:

Dimethyl sulfoxide

DP:

Degree of polymerization

FTIR:

Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy

G’:

Elastic modulus (rheology)

GO:

Graphite oxide

HA:

Hydroxyapatite

IL:

Ionic liquid

L:

Length

L/D:

Length-to-diameter ratio (i.e., aspect ratio)

LCA:

Life-cycle assessment

LDH:

Layered double hydroxide

MMT:

Montmorillonite

MMT–Na+ :

Sodium montmorillonite

MWCNT:

Multiwall carbon nanotube

O:

Octahedral sheets

OMMT:

Organomodified montmorillonite

OMMT–CS:

Cationic starch–organomodified montmorillonite

PBAT:

Poly(butylene adipate-co-terephthalate)

PBSA:

Poly(butylene succinate-co-adipate)

PCL:

Polycaprolactone

PEG:

Polyethylene glycol

PLA:

Poly(lactic acid)/polylactide

PVA:

Poly(vinyl alcohol)

REX:

Reactive extrusion

SEM:

Scanning electron microscopy

SME:

Specific mechanical energy

SNP:

Starch nanoparticles

SSE:

Single-screw extruder

SWCNT:

Single-wall carbon nanotube

T:

Tetrahedral sheets

TEM:

Transmission electron microscopy

T g :

Glass transition temperature

TSE:

Twin-screw extruder

UV:

Ultraviolet

XRD:

X-ray diffraction

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    Fengwei Xie & Peter J. Halley

  2. BioTeam/ICPEES-ECPM, UMR 7515, Université de Strasbourg, 25 rue Becquerel, 67087, Strasbourg, Cedex 2, France

    Eric Pollet & Luc Avérous

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Xie, F., Pollet, E., Halley, P.J., Avérous, L. (2014). Advanced Nano-biocomposites Based on Starch. In: Ramawat, K., Mérillon, JM. (eds) Polysaccharides. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-03751-6_50-1

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