Title
Properties of starch-based aerogels incorporated with agar or microcrystalline cellulose
Date Issued
01 November 2020
Access level
metadata only access
Resource Type
journal article
Author(s)
Dogenski M.
de Oliveira J.V.
Ferreira S.R.S.
Federal University of Santa Maria
Publisher(s)
Elsevier B.V.
Abstract
In this work, starch-based aerogels incorporated with agar or microcrystalline cellulose (MCC) were obtained via thermal gelation in aqueous media, retrogradation, solvent exchange using ethanol, and supercritical drying with carbon dioxide (CO2). The influence of starch concentration (10 and 15 wt%), agar or MCC addition (0, 0.25, 0.5, and 1 wt%), and gelatinization temperature (90 or 110 °C) on textural, mechanical, and thermal properties of the aerogels were investigated. The water absorption capacity and stability in aqueous media of the aerogels were also investigated. Produced aerogels were highly stable in water for 7 days, depending on the synthesis conditions. Higher polymer concentration and gelatinization temperature increased the compressive strength and Young's modulus of the aerogels. The results show that agar and MCC can modulate the properties of starch-based aerogels, opening numerous opportunities for investigation. The obtained aerogels have potential to be used in several areas such as controlled released of active compounds, absorbents, and as source of resistant starch.
Volume
108
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Bioproductos (productos que se manufacturan usando biotecnología), biomateriales, bioplásticos, biocombustibles, materiales nuevos bioderivados, químicos finos bioredivados
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-85086090097
Source
Food Hydrocolloids
ISSN of the container
0268005X
Sponsor(s)
This work was supported by the Brazilian funding agencies Coordination for the Improvement of Higher Education Personnel (CAPES) and National Council for Scientific and Technological Development (CNPq), project number 404347/2016–9 .
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