TY - JOUR
T1 - Chemical characterization of starch and starch
T2 - Lignin films using micro-attenuated total reflectance Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (micro-ATR FTIR)
AU - Oberle-Kilic, Jennifer
AU - Dighton, John
AU - Arbuckle-Keil, Georgia
PY - 2012
Y1 - 2012
N2 - Micro-attenuated total reflectance Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (micro-ATR FTIR) was used to investigate the chemical composition of biodegradable films produced from starch and starch: lignin in a 90:10 ratio. Preparation of the starch and lignin solutions followed that of Vengal & Srikumar [1] in which tensile strength of films was investigated. After testing the chemical composition of these films by FTIR, it was found that the films identified as starch: lignin were chemically similar to those of starch alone. During the manufacture of biopolymeric films, it is likely that compositional changes may occur in one or more components that renders the end product significantly different from the intended composition. As a result of this research, we suggest caution in the preparation of mixed component films.
AB - Micro-attenuated total reflectance Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (micro-ATR FTIR) was used to investigate the chemical composition of biodegradable films produced from starch and starch: lignin in a 90:10 ratio. Preparation of the starch and lignin solutions followed that of Vengal & Srikumar [1] in which tensile strength of films was investigated. After testing the chemical composition of these films by FTIR, it was found that the films identified as starch: lignin were chemically similar to those of starch alone. During the manufacture of biopolymeric films, it is likely that compositional changes may occur in one or more components that renders the end product significantly different from the intended composition. As a result of this research, we suggest caution in the preparation of mixed component films.
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M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84878327439
SN - 0971-1198
VL - 26
SP - 107
EP - 109
JO - Trends in Biomaterials and Artificial Organs
JF - Trends in Biomaterials and Artificial Organs
IS - 2
ER -