Reactive blending of thermoplastic starch and polyethylene-graft-maleic anhydride with chitosan as compatibilizer

• Main Authors: Kittisak Jantanasakulwong, Noppol Leksawasdi, Phisit Seesuriyachan, Somchai Wongsuriyasak, Charin Techapun, Toshiaki Ougizawa
• Format: Journal
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: Chemistry; Materials Science
• Online Access: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?partnerID=HzOxMe3b&scp=84979567354&origin=inward; http://cmuir.cmu.ac.th/jspui/handle/6653943832/55431
• Institution: Chiang Mai University

© 2016 Elsevier Ltd Cassava starch was melt-blended with glycerol (70/30 wt%/wt%) at 140 °C to prepare thermoplastic starch (TPS). Chitosan (CTS) was premixed with starch and glycerol, in acidified water (lactic acid 2 wt%), at 1, 5 and 10 wt%/wt%. TPS/CTS was then melt-blended (160 °C) with polyeth...