Browsing by Author "de Saja, José Antonio"

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Development of starch biobased and biodegradable plastics for their use in trays for food-packaging

López Gil, Alberto; Rodríguez-Pérez, Miguel Ángel; de Saja, José Antonio; Belluci, F.S.; Ardanuy Raso, Mònica (2011)
Conference lecture
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This research work develops new methods to produce biodegradable starch-based trays for the purpose of replacing expanded polystyrene in the food packaging market. The starch based biopolymers present several drawbacks ...
Strategies to improve the mechanical properties of starch-based materials: plasticization and natural fibers reinforcement

López Gil, Alberto; Rodríguez Pérez, Miguel Ángel; de Saja, José Antonio; Bellucci, Felipe Silva; Ardanuy Raso, Mònica (2014-07-14)
Article
Open Access
Biodegradable polymers are starting to be introduced as raw materials in the food-packaging market. Nevertheless, their price is very high. Starch, a fully biodegradable and bioderived polymer is a very interesting alternative ...