The Influence of Starch Origin on the Properties of Starch Films: Packaging Performance

Published: 2 March 2021| Version 1 | DOI: 10.17632/m8wn5y2wny.1
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Zuzanna Zolek-Tryznowska

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The films were made from various starches such as that from maize, potato, oat, rice, and tapioca using 50%w of glycerine as a plasticizer. The obtained starch-based films were made using the well-known casting method from a starch solution in water. The properties of the films that were evaluated were tensile strength, water vapour transition rate, moisture content, wetta-bility, and their surface free energy was determined. Surface free energy (SFE) and its polar and dispersive components were calculated using the Owens-Wendt-Rabel-Kaelbe approach. The values of SFE in the range of 51.64 to 70.81 mJ∙m−2 for the oat starch-based film and the maize starch-based film. The films revealed worse mechanical properties than those of conventional plastics for packaging purposes. The results indicated that the poorest tensile strength was exhibited by the starch-based films made from oat (0.36 MPa) and tapioca (0.78 MPa) and the greatest tensile strength (1.49 MPa) from potato.

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Politechnika Warszawska

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Surface Energy, Tensile Testing, Starch, Contact Angle

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