Impact of heating and drying temperatures on the properties of konjac glucomannan/curdlan blend films.

International Journal of Biological Macromolecules
Kao WuSheng Chen

Abstract

The impact of preparation conditions including heating temperature (from 60 °C to 90 °C) and drying temperatures (from 25 °C to 90 °C) on the properties of pure curdlan film and konjac glucomannan (KGM) and curdlan blend films were analyzed. Microstructure analysis indicated the KGM addition could significantly improve the relatively poor film-forming property of curdlan. FTIR and X-ray analysis showed that at high heating temperature 90 °C, molecular interaction might be enhanced in the films due to the stretched structure of curdlan and dissociation of curdlan bundles or triple-helix structure. This was supported by the changes in the mechanical property, surface hydrophobicity, moisture barrier, and moisture tolerance property. The impacts of drying temperature were some different for the curdlan film and KGM/curdlan blend film, and were explained from the molecular hydrophilicity-hydrophobicity, compactness of the films, curdlan conformation, and molecular interaction. This work guided biodegradable film production especially with curdlan added.

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