Rheology and thermal transition state of polyvinyl alcohol-cassava starch blends

• Main Authors: Lee, Tin Sin, Rahmat, Abdul Razak, Wan Abdul Rahman, Wan Aizan, Zhao, Yan Sun, Abd Samad, Adlina
• Format: Article
• Published: Elsevier B.V. 2010
• Subjects: TP Chemical technology
• Online Access: http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/26579/; http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.carbpol.2010.03.044

This communication focuses to unveil the molten behaviour of biodegradable polyvinylalcohol (PVOH) blending with native cassavastarch (CSS). Different percentages of CSS were blended with glycerol plasticized PVOH (PPV) to study the shear rate–viscosity at 190 °C and the thermaltransitionstate at 20...