Influence of Ionizing Radiation on Biodegradable Foam Trays for Food Packaging Obtained from Irradiated Cassava Starch

ABSTRACT Biodegradable polymers, such as starch, cellulose, and derivatives thereof, are being studied to produce innovative packaging in the most diverse shapes (films, bags, trays, bottles, etc.) to attend this current market trend. The aim of this work was to produce foam trays from cassava starc...

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Main Authors: Antônio Jedson Caldeira Brant, Natália Naime, Ademar Benévolo Lugão, Patrícia Ponce
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto de Tecnologia do Paraná (Tecpar) 2018-10-01
Series:Brazilian Archives of Biology and Technology
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-89132018000100604&lng=en&tlng=en