| EPSRC Reference: |
GR/N02221/01 |
| Title: |
TO IDENTIFY THE OPTIMUM PROPERTIES OF STARCHES FOR THEIR UTILISATIONIN FILM FORMATION |
| Principal Investigator: |
Hedley, Professor C |
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| Department: |
John Innes Centre |
| Organisation: |
John Innes Centre |
| Scheme: |
LINK |
| Starts: |
01 October 2000 |
Ends: |
30 September 2003 |
Value (£): |
48,578
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| Materials Characterisation |
Materials Processing |
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The aim of the LINK proposal is to study the granular structure and properties of starches from a range of pea, wheat and potato variants and to relate these to those functional properties associated with various types of film formation. A film is defined as a continuous matrix ranging from 0.01 mm to 10 mm in thickness and covers films for packaging and sheets of plastic-type material for moulding. A series of unique mutant peas lines will be exploited as a potential source of raw material and will use pea seed starch as a model for understanding the relationship between starch granular structure and the formation and properties of films. This information will be used to help characterise starches from existing wheat and potato variants and to suggest routes for the genetic manipulation of potato starch granular structure to suit the production of films for various non-food uses.Keywords - physicalproperties of starch and starch films, genetic variation for starch granular structue and properties.
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https://www.jic.ac.uk |