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Green Production and Structural Evaluation of Maize Starch–Fatty Acid Complexes Through High Speed Homogenization
Journal of Polymers and the Environment
  • Ijaz, Shaheed Benazir Bhutto University
  • Misbah Uddin, Shaheed Benazir Bhutto University
  • Nasir Mehmood Khan, Shaheed Benazir Bhutto University
  • Farman Ali, Shaheed Benazir Bhutto University
  • Zia Ullah Khan, Abdul Wali Khan University Mardan
  • Nawshad Muhammad, COMSAT University Islamabad
  • Jibran Iqbal, Zayed University
  • Noor Rehman, Shaheed Benazir Bhutto University
  • Abdul Khaliq Jan, Shaheed Benazir Bhutto University
  • Shujaat Ahmad, Shaheed Benazir Bhutto University
ORCID Identifiers

0000-0001-7347-1127

Document Type
Article
Publication Date
12-1-2020
Abstract

© 2020, Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, part of Springer Nature. The current study describes the production of maize starch–fatty acid complexes through high speed homogenization, a novel field of research, without heat or any chemical treatment. The starch–fatty acid complexes were produced with three different fatty acids, i.e. stearic acid (T1), palmitic acid (T2) and lauric acid (T3). The complexes were analyzed through various techniques. The results reveal that the complexing index (CI), swelling power (SP) and solubility (S) for T1 were significantly higher compared to T2 and T3. In X-ray diffraction (XRD) studies, relatively lower crystalline (V-type pattern) structures were obtained for the samples T1–T3, where T2 showed the highest crystallinity amongst all. Fourier transformed infrared (FTIR) spectra showed characteristic bands i.e., OH, C=O, C–O and long-chain CH2 functionalities thus confirming the overall incorporation of acids into glycoside moieties. The Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) analysis showed sub-crystalline matrix structures with fewer or no spherulites indicating the overall incorporation of acids in starch. The samples showed relatively low thermal stability in the thermal gravimetric analysis (TGA) in the range of 180 to 280 °C. These results suggest that high speed homogenization had the potential for the development of green and biocompatible maize starch–fatty acid complexes.

Publisher
Springer
Disciplines
Keywords
  • Characterization,
  • Complex,
  • Fatty acids,
  • High speed homogenization,
  • Starch
Scopus ID
85088363407
Indexed in Scopus
Yes
Open Access
No
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10924-020-01837-1
Citation Information
Ijaz, Misbah Uddin, Nasir Mehmood Khan, Farman Ali, et al.. "Green Production and Structural Evaluation of Maize Starch–Fatty Acid Complexes Through High Speed Homogenization" Journal of Polymers and the Environment Vol. 28 Iss. 12 (2020) p. 3110 - 3115 ISSN: <a href="https://v2.sherpa.ac.uk/id/publication/issn/1566-2543" target="_blank">1566-2543</a>
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/jibran-iqbal/6/