Synthesis and Characterization of Chemically-Modified Cassava Starch Grafted with Poly(2-Ethylhexyl Acrylate) for Blending with Poly(Lactic Acid)

• Main Authors: Ratthaphat Bunkerd, Robert Molloy, Runglawan Somsunan, Winita Punyodom, Paul D. Topham, Brian J. Tighe
• 格式: 雜誌
• 出版: 2018
• 主題: Agricultural and Biological Sciences; Chemistry
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© 2018 WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim Native cassava starch (CS) is chemically modified by grafting with 2-ethylhexyl acrylate (EHA) monomer to make it more hydrophobic for improved blending with poly(lactic acid) (PLA). Grafting is carried out using CS:EHA weight ratios of 2:1, 1:...