Moulding of Water-Free Thermoplastic Starch Blends

Thermoplastic starch (TPS) is one of a number of biodegradable polymers which have become increasingly attractive in recent times as substitutes for petrochemicals. Starch is seen as particularly useful as both a low-cost filler and a promoter of biodegradation processes. A novel water-free TPS blen...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Lescher, Peter Edward
Other Authors: Jayaraman, Krishnan
Published: ResearchSpace@Auckland 2011
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2292/6632