Vikas S. Hakke1, Uday D. Bagale1, Sami Boufi2, G. Uday Bhaskar Babu1, Shirish H. Sonawane1,*
Journal of Renewable Materials, Vol.8, No.3, pp. 239-250, 2020, DOI:10.32604/jrm.2020.08449
Abstract Starch nanocrystals (SNC) were prepared from maize starch using
ultrasound assisted acid hydrolysis. The process takes less time for the generation
of SNC, which is advantageous over conventional acid hydrolysis. The synthesized SNC were characterized using X-ray diffraction, dynamic light scattering,
zeta potential and transmission electron microscopy (TEM). Particle size and
TEM data show that the particles were near to 150 nm, with oval morphology.
The SNC with higher surface charge are obtained with this innovative approach
as compared to conventional acid hydrolysis. Because of high surface charge
and oval like morphology, the SNC performed well in reinforcing a polyurethane… More >
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