Abstract
This study evaluated the oxygen permeability (O.P.) of starch‐sorbitol‐water films produced by casting. With a sorbitol content <20%, O.P. (0.15 10−16 cm2/s.Pa for 8.8% sorbitol) was lower than for other polymers classically used as oxygen barriers. With a sorbitol content >20%, O.P. (1.6 10−16 cm2/s.Pa for 24.9% sorbitol) was higher than for starch films without a plasticizer. These results were correlated with molecular mobility as determined by time‐domain NMR. Low and high O.P. corresponded respectively to a decrease and an increase of molecular mobility relative to sorbitol content.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 245-248 |
Journal | Macromolecular Symposia |
Volume | 138 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 1999 |
MoE publication type | A1 Journal article-refereed |