Title
Influence of proportion and size of sugarcane bagasse fiber on the properties of sweet potato starch foams
Date Issued
07 September 2017
Access level
open access
Resource Type
conference paper
Author(s)
Publisher(s)
Institute of Physics Publishing
Abstract
The objective of this work was the proportion and size of cane bagasse fiber in the physical (density and thickness), mechanical (flexural strength and tensile at break) and thermal (TG and DTG) properties of trays made from sweet potato starch. A fiber size of 75-45 μm and a 2.5% ratio allowed to obtain trays with low thicknesses and densities, but with more compact structures that improved the mechanical properties of trays made from sweet potato starch alone. In addition, higher thermal stability and lower decomposition rate are shown for trays with fiber size 75-45 μm and ratios of 2.5% and 5%. These results show that the smaller fiber size improves the properties of the sweet potato starch trays and that these trays can be used to replace the expanded polymer (EPS) for use in dry foods.
Volume
225
Issue
1
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Bioproductos (productos que se manufacturan usando biotecnología), biomateriales, bioplásticos, biocombustibles, materiales nuevos bioderivados, químicos finos bioredivados
Subjects
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-85044733559
Source
IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering
ISSN of the container
17578981
Conference
1st International Conference on Materials, Alloys and Experimental Mechanics, ICMAEM 2017
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