The plasticizing mechanism and effect of calcium chloride on starch/poly(vinyl alcohol) films.

Xiancai Jiang, Ting Jiang, Lingling Gan, Xiaofei Zhang, Hua Dai, Xi Zhang

State Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials Engineering, Chengdu 610065, China.

Carbohydrate polymers 2012 Nov 6

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Starch/poly(vinyl alcohol) (PVA) films were prepared with calcium chloride (CaCl(2)) as the plasticizer. The micro morphology of pure starch/PVA film and CaCl(2) plasticized starch/PVA film was observed by scanning electron microscope. The interaction between CaCl(2) and starch/PVA molecules was investigated by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy. The influence of CaCl(2) on the crystalline, thermal and mechanical properties of starch/PVA films was studied by X-ray diffraction, differential scanning calorimetry, thermogravimetric analysis, and tensile testing, respectively. The results indicated that CaCl(2) could interact with starch and PVA molecules and then effectively destroy the crystals of starch and PVA. Starch/PVA films plasticized with CaCl(2) became soft and ductile, with lower tensile strength and higher elongation at break compared with pure starch/PVA film. The water content of starch/PVA film would increase with the addition of CaCl(2). This is an important cause of the plasticization of CaCl(2) on starch/PVA film. Copyright © 2012 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

Citation

Xiancai Jiang, Ting Jiang, Lingling Gan, Xiaofei Zhang, Hua Dai, Xi Zhang. The plasticizing mechanism and effect of calcium chloride on starch/poly(vinyl alcohol) films. Carbohydrate polymers. 2012 Nov 6;90(4):1677-84