Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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5156692 | Carbohydrate Polymers | 2017 | 10 Pages |
Abstract
This study combines experimental and numerical approaches to investigate the microstructure and mechanical behaviour of non-miscible plasticised starch/zein blends. The concept of Representative Elementary Size (RES) is used to rank the effect of five different plasticisers (cholinium acetate, glycerol, butyl methyl imidazolium chloride, glycerol-choline chloride, urea-choline chloride) inducing microstructural and mechanical changes in the blends. Microstructural and mechanical RESs are derived from microscopy image analysis and Finite Element Modelling of elasticity behaviour of studied blends. Compared to the usual consideration of ultimate mechanical properties (elongation and stress at break), the RES-based approach allows detecting the presence of perfect or imperfect interface between starch and zein particles depending on the nature of plasticiser.
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Authors
Justin Favero, Sofiane Belhabib, Sofiane Guessasma, Paul Decaen, Anne Laure Reguerre, Denis Lourdin, Eric Leroy,