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Thermoplastic starches for industrial non-food uses
Reference
BBS/E/F/02150625
Principal Investigator / Supervisor
Dr Stephen Ring
Co-Investigators /
Co-Supervisors
Institution
Quadram Institute Bioscience
Department
Quadram Institute Bioscience Department
Funding type
Research
Value (£)
49,633
Status
Completed
Type
Institute Project
Start date
01/04/1997
End date
31/08/1998
Duration
17 months
Abstract
The aim of this project is to develop scientific and technical expertise on thermoplastic starches (TS) and to exploit this knowledge to create new market outlets for starches and starchy fractions. TS is a low cost material suitable for production of biodegradable films, coatings and articles which could be used to replace petrochemical thermoplasts in short duration applications: eg coatings, packaging (food and non-food), materials for encapsulation and slow release of active agents such as agrochemicals.
Summary
unavailable
Committee
Closed Committee - Engineering & Biological Systems (EBS)
Research Topics
X – not assigned to a current Research Topic
Research Priority
X – Research Priority information not available
Research Initiative
X - not in an Initiative
Funding Scheme
X – not Funded via a specific Funding Scheme
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