Factsheet, 2015
How the unuseful can be turned into sustainable and useful: novel potato protein bioplastics with unusual strength
Kuktaite, Ramune; Newson, William Roy; Rasheed, Faiza; Hedenqvist, Mikael S.; Johansson, EvaAbstract
In Southern Sweden the way potato starch is produced creates large amounts of by-product. This by-product consists of potato protein and non-edible com- pounds, which limits its use as food today. Improved uses of industrial by-product is of high interest for the future, and the- refore nding a better use of the potato proteins from potato starch production is needed.Through this collaboration pro- ject between the researchers at SLU Al- narp and Lyckeby Starch AB it has been shown that potato proteins are suitable for making potato protein bioplastics. Also, the bioplastics made from these potato proteins have shown unusual strenght and stretchiness, properties that could be suitable for a multi-layered packaging bag for potato chips.Keywords
protein bioplastics, potato protein, mechanical propertiesPublished in
LTV-fakultetens faktablad2015, number: 2015:8
Publisher: Fakulteten för landskapsarkitektur, trädgårds- och växtproduktionsvetenskap, Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet
Authors' information
Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, VÄXTFÖRÄDLING, Box 101
Newson, William Roy (Newson, William)
Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, VÄXTFÖRÄDLING, Box 101
Rasheed, Faiza
Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Plant breeding and Biotechnology
Hedenqvist, Mikael S.
Royal Institute of Technology (KTH)
Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, VÄXTFÖRÄDLING, Box 101
Associated SLU-program
Future Agriculture (until Jan 2017)
UKÄ Subject classification
Agricultural Science
URI (permanent link to this page)
https://res.slu.se/id/publ/78590