Starch and Its Derivates

J. A. Radley, ed.. Industrial Uses of Starch and Its Derivatives, AppHed Science PubHshers, Ltd., London, 1976. 

Radley, J. A., Starch and Its Derivatives, Chapman Hall, London, 1953. 

Radley JA. Industrial Uses of Starch and its Derivatives. London, UK Applied Sciences Publishers 1976. 

Hixon, R. M., and Brimhall, B. 1953. The waxy cereals and starches which stain red with iodine. In Starch and Its Derivatives, (J. A. Radley, ed.), pp. 252-290. Chapman and Hall, London. 

Rudley, J. A. Adhesives from Starch and Dextrin, in Industrial Uses for Starch and its Derivatives, Applied Science, London. 1976, Chapter 1, 1-50. 

It may be noted from Figure 1 that the starch molecule contains two important functional groups, that is the —OH group, which is important for substitution reactions, and C—O—C, which is susceptible to chain breakage. As a result of these two important features, starch and its derivatives are used in the synthesis of biodegradable plastics (1). 

R. P. Walton, Editor, A Comprehensive Survey of Starch Chemistry." Reinhold Publishing Company, New York (1928) J. A. Radley, "Starch and Its Derivatives. 2nd Edition, Chapman and Hall, London (1943) R. W. Kerr, Editor, "Chemistry and Industry of Starch. Academic Press, New York (1944). 

Robyt JF, Whelan WJ (1968) General Aspects of Amylase Action, Chap. 13 cr-Amylases, Chap. 14 /J-Amylases. In Radley JA (ed) Starch and Its Derivatives, 4th edn. Chapman and Hall, London, pp 477-497... 

About 75% of the sizing agents used throughout the world today consist of starch and its derivatives because of its low cost. Chemically starch is composed of amylose and amylopectin. Amylose molecule is in the form of helix with six glucose units per turn (Fig. 3-1). The low molecular weight of amylose is water soluble... 

While Heckel plots are able to distinguish between plastic and fragmenting mechanisms, they do not readily distinguish between plastic and elastic deformation. The data presented in Table 11.4 would suggest that microcrystalline cellulose and starch 1500 have very similar properties, yet the elastic nature of starch and its derivative products is well documented in the literature. Additional methods are, therefore, required to measure elasticity. 

J. A. Radley, Starch and its Derivatives, Chapman and Hall, London, 4th Edition, 1968. 

Biomass production on Earth corresponds to around 120,000 Mt per year. However, only 5% of that biomass is captured and used by hirmans, and of those 6,000 Mt, only 5% is not destined for energy or food usage. Thus, 300 Mt are already used for chemistry. Yet these quantities are fairly close to the 500 Mt of fossil resomces used annually for chemistry, so we can see the significant potential for substitution of fossil resources by increasing use of renewable resources. The resomces ttsed essential are starch and its derivatives - sugar, ethanol, etc. - cellulose, vegetable oil and glycerol, plant fibers, etc. 

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