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      Review: Extrusion processing and properties of protein-based thermoplastics

      Verbeek, Casparus Johan R.; van den Berg, Lisa E.
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       10.1002/mame.200900167
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       www3.interscience.wiley.com
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      Verbeek, C. J. R. & van den Berg, L. E. (2010). Review: Extrusion processing and properties of protein-based thermoplastics. Macromolecular materials and engineering, 295(1), 10-21.
      Permanent Research Commons link: https://hdl.handle.net/10289/3638
      Abstract
      Increasing interest in competitive, sustainable, and biodegradable alternatives to petroleum-based plastics has encouraged the development of protein-based plastics. The formation of a homogeneous protein melt during extrusion occurs through: denaturation, dissociation, unraveling, and alignment of polymer chains. The presence of covalent cross-links is unfavorable, decreasing chain mobility, increasing viscosity and preventing homogenization. Proteins have high softening temperatures, often above their decomposition temperatures. To avoid degradation, the required chain mobility is achieved by plasticizers. By understanding a protein's physiochemical nature, additives can be selected that lead to a bioplastic with good processability. The final structural and functional properties are highly dependent on the protein and processing conditions.
      Date
      2010
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      Journal Article
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