TY  - EJOU
AU  - Xie, Fengwei 
AU  - Luckman, Paul 
AU  - Milne, John 
AU  - McDonald, Lachlan 
AU  - Young, Conor 
AU  - Tu, Chen Yang 
AU  - Pasquale, Teo Di 
AU  - Faveere, Reinhard 
AU  - Halley, Peter J. 

TI  - Thermoplastic Starch: Current Development and  Future Trends
T2  - Journal of Renewable Materials

PY  - 2014
VL  - 2
IS  - 2
SN  - 2164-6341

AB  - Starch is a biopolymer that is widely available from agriculture/nature and thus is renewable and cheap. 
In addition, starch-based materials are biodegradable, offering a great advantage over traditional nonbiodegradable synthetic polymers. However, the poor processibility and product performance of starch 
have greatly impeded the wide application of starch in real applications. This paper reviews the current 
developments of the production of thermoplastic starch as a commodity renewable material. The biological 
origins of the feedstock, formulation development, processing requirements, as well as the important aspects 
that need to be addressed when designing a product from starch are discussed. It is hoped that this paper will 
provide insights into thermoplastic starch-based materials trends and and inspiration for future research.
KW  - Starch structure
KW  -  thermoplastic starch
KW  -  thermal processing
KW  -  extrusion
KW  -  plasticization

DO  - 10.7569/JRM.2014.634104