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Starch Films
STARCH FILMS WITH SPECIFIC FUNCTIONALITIES
DESCRIPTION
Starch films are considered potential substitutes for conventional plastics in many industrial applications, following global trends of environmental preservation. This technology allows to produce starch films containing fillers or active compounds that increase the product performance.
APPLICATIONS
Food packaging | Biopolymeric coatings, among others
ADVANTAGES
• Biodegradable
• Obtained from a renewable raw material
• Innocuous and biocompatible
• Selective gases permeability
DEVELOPMENT STATUS
Prototype development at pilot scale.
RESEARCHERS
Olivia V. López, Marcelo A. Villar