Carbohydrate Polymers

N-(2-Hydroxypropyl) formamide and N-(2-hydroxyethyl)-N-methylformamide as two new plasticizers for thermoplastic starch

H Dai, PR Chang, J Yu, F Geng, X Ma

Index: Dai, Hongguang; Chang, Peter R.; Yu, Jiugao; Geng, Fengying; Ma, Xiaofei Carbohydrate Polymers, 2010 , vol. 80, # 1 p. 139 - 144

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Abstract

N-(2-Hydroxypropyl) formamide (HPF) and N-(2-hydroxyethyl)-N-methylformamide (HMF) were used independently as new plasticizers for corn starch to prepare thermoplastic starch (TPS). The hydrogen bond interaction between HPF (or HMF) and starch was proven by Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy. By scanning electron microscopy, starch granules were shown to be completely disrupted and homogeneous materials were obtained. The ...