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KMID : 1160620010060020112
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Preventive Nutrition and Food Science
2001 Volume.6 No. 2 p.112 ~ p.116
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Pure Culture Assay with Streptomyces viridosporus T7A for Biodegradability Determination of Oxidized Potato Starch/Polyethylene Films
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Kim Mee-Ra
Kim Sung-Hong
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Abstract
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Oxidized potato starch/polyethylene (PE) cast films were prepared with different percentages of linear low density PE (LLDPE), oxidized potato starch and prooxidant. For the determination of biodegradability of the films, lignocellulose-degrading Streptomyces viridosporus T7A (ATCC 39115) was used. Films were chemically disinfected and incubated with S. viridosporus by shaking at 100 rpm at 37℃ for eight weeks. Hydroxyl indices of the films by Fourier-Transform Infrared Spectroscopy, mechanical Properties of the films by Instron and film morphology by scanning electron microscope (SEM) were measured. The hydroxyl index of the film containing the oxidized potato starch incubated with S. viridosporus T7A was higher than that of the corresponding control. All the films containing 5% and 10% oxidized starch showed a decrease of tensile strength on the films after incubation when the corresponding uninoculated film was compared. In the oxidized starch/PE film incubated with S. viridosporus T7A, partial destruction of starch and PE was examined by SEM.
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KEYWORD
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oxidized potato starch, degradable film, biodegradability, Streptomyces viridosporus T7A
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