Role of polysaccharides in food, digestion, and health

A Lovegrove, CH Edwards, I De Noni… - Critical reviews in …, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
Polysaccharides derived from plant foods are major components of the human diet, with
limited contributions of related components from fungal and algal sources. In particular …

Thermal processing of starch-based polymers

H Liu, F **e, L Yu, L Chen, L Li - Progress in polymer science, 2009 - Elsevier
This paper reviews the thermal processing of starch-based polymers, including both
fundamental science such as microstructure, phase transition and rheology, as well as …

Effects of jicama (Pachyrhizus erosus L.) non-starch polysaccharides with different molecular weights on structural and physicochemical properties of jicama starch

J Huang, M Yu, S Wang, X Shi - Food Hydrocolloids, 2023 - Elsevier
Jicama, Pachyrhizus erosus L., is a kind of widely cultivated but underutilized crop across
the world. It contains considerable amounts of starch and non-starch polysaccharides …

Thermal degradation and stability of starch under different processing conditions

X Liu, Y Wang, L Yu, Z Tong, L Chen, H Liu… - Starch‐Stärke, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
The objectives of this paper are to review the thermal degradation and stability of starch and
starch‐based materials, including both fundamental sciences such as detecting techniques …

Comparative study of pyrolysis of algal biomass from natural lake blooms with lignocellulosic biomass

B Maddi, S Viamajala, S Varanasi - Bioresource technology, 2011 - Elsevier
Pyrolysis experiments were performed with algal and lignocellulosic feedstocks under
similar reactor conditions for comparison of product (bio-oil, gas and bio-char) yields and …

Potential use of rice starch in coagulation–flocculation process of agro-industrial wastewater: treatment performance and flocs characterization

CY Teh, TY Wu, JC Juan - Ecological engineering, 2014 - Elsevier
The present study investigated the use of starch to replace inorganic coagulants for the
treatment of agro-industrial wastewater from palm oil mill, namely palm oil mill effluent …

Simple ultrasound method to obtain starch micro-and nanoparticles from cassava, corn and yam starches

AFK Minakawa, PCS Faria-Tischer, S Mali - Food Chemistry, 2019 - Elsevier
Starch nanoparticles (SNP) were produced employing a simple ultrasound method without
chemical additives from cassava, corn, and yam starches, which contain 18%, 25% and 30 …

Preparation of UV-protective starch/kefiran/ZnO nanocomposite as a packaging film: Characterization

A Babaei-Ghazvini, I Shahabi-Ghahfarrokhi… - Food packaging and …, 2018 - Elsevier
In this study, UV-protective biodegradable nanocomposite films composed of
starch/kefiran/ZnO were developed and characterized as a function of the content of nano …

Physical, thermal, morphological, and tensile properties of cornstarch-based films as affected by different plasticizers

MIJ Ibrahim, SM Sapuan, ES Zainudin… - International journal of …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
The current research was designed to determine the effect of various concentrations (0%,
25%, 40%, and 55%) of fructose, sorbitol and urea plasticizers in cornstarch-based films …

Kinetics and mechanism of thermal decomposition of cornstarches with different amylose/amylopectin ratios

X Liu, L Yu, F **e, M Li, L Chen, X Li - Starch‐Stärke, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Thermal decomposition of cornstarches with different amylose/amylopectin ratios (waxy:
0/100, maize: 23/77, Gelose 50: 50/50, and Gelose 80: 80/20) under nitrogen condition was …