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Rheological Characterization of Starch Gelatinization: Effects of plasticizer/starch ratio and clay content in corn-starch/glycerol thermoplastic starch (TPS)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  07 January 2014

Sandra Lara
Affiliation:
Grupo de Diseño de Productos y Procesos (GDPP), Department of Chemical Engineering, Universidad de los Andes, Bogotá Colombia
Felipe Salcedo
Affiliation:
Grupo de Diseño de Productos y Procesos (GDPP), Department of Chemical Engineering, Universidad de los Andes, Bogotá Colombia
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Abstract

This work presents a systematic rheological study of the gelatinization process of corn-starch plasticized with glycerol, showing the effects of the glycerol/starch ratio, water/starch ratio, and clay (montmorillonite) content. Gelatinization temperatures at different heating rates in rheological oscillatory temperature-sweep experiments were determined for different corn-starch/glycerol/clay formulations. The influences of the different formulation variables on the gelatinization processes and on the gel properties are analyzed. Some hypotheses postulating how the different intermolecular interactions present in the composites are responsible for these effects are discussed.

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Copyright © Materials Research Society 2014 

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