Emmanuel Osoka

Rate Modelling of Starch Gelatinisation Under Strong Alkali Conditions Emmanuel Osoka

The increasing demand for starch base glues has made the conversion of starch to glue an important industrial process. The basic kinetics in the industrial process for the conversion of starch to glue involves starch gelatinisation at low temperatures, under strong alkali conditions. This demand for starch base glues notwithstanding, much less is known about alkali gelatinisation-compared to thermal gelatinisation-and especially no kinetic approach has appeared in open literature. This book provides an approach for modeling strach gelatinisation relevant to the adhesive industry.