Nanocomposites from plasticized high‐amylopectin,normal and high‐amylose maize starches |
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| Authors: | Margarita Mondragón Juana E Mancilla Francisco J Rodríguez‐González |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Instituto Politécnico Nacional, ESIME‐Azcapotzalco, Sección de Estudios de Posgrado e Investigación, Av. de las Granjas 682, Col. Sta. Catarina, 02250 México, D.F;2. Centro de Investigación en Química Aplicada, 25100 Saltillo, Coah., México |
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| Abstract: | Three types of maize starch with different amounts of amylose and amylopectin were used to prepare plasticized starch/clay nanocomposite films by casting. Studies by X‐ray diffraction (XRD) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM) indicated that the intercalation/exfoliation of the plasticized starch molecules took place into the clay galleries for the three types of starch. However, the plasticized waxy starch molecules were the easiest of them all to be intercalated/exfoliated, which was reflected in the highest increment of the stress at peak of these nanocomposites. Moreover, the lowest water uptake was showed by the plasticized high‐amylose starch/clay nanocomposites. It was concluded that varying contents of amylose and amylopectin influenced the formation of intercalated/exfoliated clay structures and also affected the interactions of clay with water. POLYM. ENG. SCI., 2008. © 2008 Society of Plastics Engineers |
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