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In this study, starch-protein raw material was esterified with oleic acid, vinyl laurate as well as rape oil as an acyl donor. Chloroform was used as a reaction medium and immobilized lipase from Candida antarctica as a catalyst. The degree of substitution (DS) of the products was determined by the volumetric method. The effect of the reaction parameters such as the kind of acyl donor or scale of the process on the DS, was studied. The product with the highest DS (in small scale - 0.11) was found in the reaction carried out at 50 °C for 6 h with oleic acid. Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) and nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) analyses confirmed the esterification of the starch-protein material. The hydrophobicity of non-esterified material and the final product was evaluated using the sessile drop method according to European Pharmacopeia 8.0. The possibility of processing the product of esterification into pellets to be used for film and fittings production was examined. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This article presents the results of tests which were carried out on a starch-protein biomaterial produced from wheat. The research was performed in order to assess optimal conditions for performing the chemical modification (acetylation and oxidation reactions) and its influence on the physico-chemical properties of the new biomaterial. Modifying agents were acetic acid anhydride with the presence of NaOH and K2CO3 activators as well as hydrogen peroxide, whose effects were catalysed with Cu2+ ions. Modified polymers with a degrees of substitution from 0.38 to 2.45 and oxidation from 1.0 to 35% were obtained in the process. The polymers obtained were characterized with various levels of starch degradation, minimal when the acetylation reaction activated with the K2CO3 method was used, moderate to high when the acetylation reaction was activated by NaOH, and maximal starch degradation was observed when oxidation was catalysed with Cu2+ ions. The modified polymers showed minor thermal granulation abilities and did not achieve thermoplastic abilities. Evaluation of the modification effects was carried out with absorption spectroscopy in infra-red radiation with the Fourier transformation (FTIR) technique, DSC, scanning electron microscopy and determining the boundary viscosity value. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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