Rheological and thermal characteristics of wheat gluten biopolymers plasticized with glycerol

• Published in: Química Nova Vol. 35; no. 4; pp. 719 - 722
• Main Authors: Ferreira, Shana Pires, Ruiz, Walter Augusto, Gaspar-Cunha, António
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Química 2012
• Subjects: bioplastics; glycerol; wheat gluten

The objective this work was to obtain bioplastics from mixtures of wheat gluten and glycerol by two different processes and evaluate their respective rheological properties. The mixtures and their respective bioplastics were obtained through direct batch mixing under approximately adiabatic and isot...