Urea is also known as carbamide, an inexpensive and eco-friendly additive for starch
functionalization. This article reviews the potential role of urea in starch modification, with the …

Starch is a biopolymer with outstanding economic and environmentally friendly attributes
which has driven technological innovations to enhance its applications in food and non-food …

The development of a low-concentration methyl mercaptan adsorbing material for an
efficient decontamination has become a hot research topic. In this study, carbonization …

A novel bio-based flame retardant, ammonium phosphate starch carbamates (APSC) was
synthesized from starch, phosphoric acid and urea to achieve better thermal stability and …

Biopolymer-based flame retardants (FR) are a promising approach to ensure adequate
protection against fire while minimizing health and environmental risks. Only a few, however …

Herein we used gelatin, which is an organic, non-toxic, safe and inexpensive substance as
antibacterial material for cotton fabrics. There are some studies deals with the topic of …

Because the degree of substitution (DS) of chemically modified starches strongly affects their
physicochemical properties and applications, rapid techniques for its determination are …

Wheat starch carbamates of different degrees of substitution were produced in laboratory
experiments and for the first time their film forming performance were investigated. The …

Granular starch is utilized in many food and industrial applications due to its universal
abundance, relatively low cost (Whistler, 1984), and ability to impart a broad range of …

Water-swellable hydrogel-forming porous cellulose beads (HFPCBs) were obtained from a
single-step thermal reaction between urea and sodium dihydrogen phosphate dihydrate on …