Storage and Biodegradability of TPS Moldings

Storage conditions are the most important factors determining the applicahon and utiUty of packaging materials. Biopolymers are of special origin, so their behavior has to be taken into account during the design of packaging products. 

Starch biopolymers may be utUized in the packaging industry not only as protective wrappings for products stored under ambient conditions, but also at low temperatures and for frozen products. In connection with the possible applications of starch biopolymers as, for example, ice-cream sticks or stiff packaging for frozen food, selected mechanical features of starch moldings have been tested after storage under varied temperature conditions [1-4, 9, 10, 12]. 

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