FILMS FROM SPRUCE GALACTOGLUCOMANNAN BLENDED WITH POLY(VINYL ALCOHOL), CORN ARABINOXYLAN, AND KONJAC GLUCOMANNAN

The improvement of mechanical properties of spruce galactoglucomannan (GGM)-based films was sought by blending GGM with each of poly(vinyl alcohol) (PVOH), corn arabinoxylan (cAX), and konjac glucomannan (KGM). The blend ratios were 3:1, 1:1, and 1:3 (w/w), and in addition films were made from each...

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Main Authors: Kirsi S. Mikkonen, Madhav P. Yadav, Peter Cooke, Stefan Willför, Kevin B. Hicks, Maija Tenkanen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: North Carolina State University 2008-02-01
Series:BioResources
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Online Access:http://ojs.cnr.ncsu.edu/index.php/BioRes/article/view/BioRes_03_1_0178_Mikkonen_YCWHT_Films_Hemicel_Blends/175