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CARBOHYDRATE POLYMERS
Volume 105, Issue -, Pages 90-96Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2014.01.053
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Thermoplasticity; Euglena; beta-1,3-Glucan; Paramylon; Mixed ester; Wax ester
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- Advanced Low Carbon Technology Research and Development Program of the Japan Science and Technology Agency
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We experimentally demonstrated that paramylon, a storage polysaccharide of Euglena gracilis, is efficiently thermoplasticized by adding acyl groups that differ in alkyl chain length. Glass transition temperature of mixed paramylon esters was higher than those of plant-based polylactic acid (PLA), poly 11-aminoundecanoic acid (PA11), and petroleum-based acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene (ABS) resin and was comparable to that of cellulose acetate stearate (CAS). Their thermoplasticity was equivalent to or higher than those of these reference plastics. The bending strength and bending elastic modulus of injection molded test specimens made from mixed paramylon esters were comparable to those of the reference plastics. While their impact strength was lower than that of specimens made from ABS resin and CAS, it was comparable to those of PLA and PA11. Euglenoid beta-1,3-glucans are thus a potential component of thermoplastic materials. (C) 2014 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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