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ArticlePolymers2023

Use of Raw Peach Gum as a Sustainable Additive for the Development of Water-Sensitive and Biodegradable Thermoplastic Starch Films.

Andrea Juan-Polo, Cristina Pavon, Harrison de la Rosa-Ramírez, Juan López-Martínez

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Article in Polymers, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4citing papers in PubMed
1.1field-weighted citation impact, top 26% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed, 11 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Andrea Juan-PoloInstituto de Tecnología de Materiales, Universitat Politècnica de València (UPV), 03801 Alcoy, Alicante, Spain.
Cristina PavonInstituto de Tecnología de Materiales, Universitat Politècnica de València (UPV), 03801 Alcoy, Alicante, Spain.ORCID 0000-0003-2902-0059
Harrison de la Rosa-RamírezInstituto de Tecnología de Materiales, Universitat Politècnica de València (UPV), 03801 Alcoy, Alicante, Spain.
Juan López-MartínezInstituto de Tecnología de Materiales, Universitat Politècnica de València (UPV), 03801 Alcoy, Alicante, Spain.ORCID 0000-0001-6904-2282
Universitat Politècnica de València · ES

Funding

Ministerio de ciencia e innovación PID2020-116496RB-C22
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In this study, formulations of thermoplastic starch (TPS) with 5, 10, and 15 parts per hundred resin (phr) of raw peach gum (PG) were prepared by melt extrusion followed by injection molding to obtain standard specimens for characterization. In addition, biodegradable films were developed by compression molding. It was determined that TPS with 5 phr and 10 phr of PG presented similar mechanical behavior to pure TPS after the processing. However, results indicated that adding PG in 10 phr slowed down the starch's retrogradation, delaying the TPS structure's stiffening. Moreover, the TPS-PG formulations presented improved solubility, which increased by 24% with 10 and 15 phr of PG compared to that shown for TPS. Additionally, PG enhanced the compostability of TPS, causing the sample to disintegrate in a shorter period. In conclusion, it was determined that raw PG added in 10 phr could be added as a sustainable additive to modify the biodegradation and water sensitivity of TPS without affecting its mechanical behavior after processing and delaying the retrogradation of the TPS structure, increasing its shelf life.

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disintegrationpeach gumsustainable additivethermoplastic starchwater sensitivity

Identifiers

PMID37631415
PMCPMC10458062
OpenAlexW4385737611

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