Influence of amylose content on starch films and foams |
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Authors: | Denis Lourdin Guy Della Valle Paul Colonna |
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Affiliation: | Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique, Rue de la Géraudiére, B.P. 1627, 44316, Nantes, France |
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Abstract: | After extraction of smooth pea starch and waxy maize starch from pure amylose and amylopectin fractions, films with various amylose contents were prepared by casting in the presence of water or water with glycerol. For unplasticized films, a continuous increase in tensile strength (40–70 MPa) and elongation (4–6%) was observed as amylose increased from 0 to 100%. Discrepancies with values obtained for native starches with variable amylose content and different botanical origins were attributable to variations in the molecular weights of components. Taking cell wall properties into account, the values obtained in the laboratory were used to improve the relation between the flexural behavior of extruded foams and the model of cellular solids with open cavities. The properties of plasticized films were not improved by the presence of glycerol and remained constant when amylose content was higher than 40%. Results are interpreted on the basis of topological differences between amylose and amylopectin. |
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