Preliminary Studies on Converting Agricultural Waste into Biodegradable Plastics - Part III: Sawdust
Preliminary Studies on Converting Agricultural Waste into Biodegradable Plastics - Part III: Sawdust
- Journal of Polymers and the Environment, 13(2), p.177-183, 2005 .
Hardwood sawdust was derivatized either by carboxymethylation, glutaration, maleiation, phthallation, or succination in order to produce anionic materials suitable for complexation with soy protein isolate. Blending each derivative with soy protein isolate resulted in instant precipitation of gels. Infrared spectroscopy and differential scanning calorimetry suggested that each derivative formed a complex with protein. Reaction products could be dried into pellets exhibiting tensile strengths between 0.9-2.4 MPa, suggested that these materials could be promising candidates for biodegradable structural materials.
ANIONIC POLYSACCHARIDES
CELLULOSE
LIGNIN
POLYSACCHARIDE
PROTEIN COMPLEXES
WOOD
Hardwood sawdust was derivatized either by carboxymethylation, glutaration, maleiation, phthallation, or succination in order to produce anionic materials suitable for complexation with soy protein isolate. Blending each derivative with soy protein isolate resulted in instant precipitation of gels. Infrared spectroscopy and differential scanning calorimetry suggested that each derivative formed a complex with protein. Reaction products could be dried into pellets exhibiting tensile strengths between 0.9-2.4 MPa, suggested that these materials could be promising candidates for biodegradable structural materials.
ANIONIC POLYSACCHARIDES
CELLULOSE
LIGNIN
POLYSACCHARIDE
PROTEIN COMPLEXES
WOOD