Abstract
It is still a big challenge to obtain hydrophobic thermoplastic starch with outstanding mechanical performance due to the inevitable usage of typical hydrophilic plasticizers like glycerol during processing. Herein, we report a novel hydrophobic thermoplastic starch using a supramolecularly induced thermoplasticization technique. To achieve this aim, a functional sucrose-based ionic liquid crystal (ILC) including numerous chloride atoms has been firstly synthesized, and the obtained ILC molecules are then used as supramolecular inducers to thermoplasticize corn starch granules. Thermoplasticity and hydrophobicity of the prepared supramolecularly induced thermoplastic starch (STPS) with different ILC contents have been extensively investigated. Mechanism of the supramolecularly induced thermoplasticization has been investigated using molecular simulation as well. The prepared STPS with the maximum tensile strength of 8.4 MPa and water contact angle of about 117° show large potential applications in green and sustainable packaging materials.
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