THESIS - ROC CH ... - FINAL - resubmission.pdf - University of Guelph

LIST OF TABLES
Table 2.1: Comparison of crystalline cellulose to several reinforcement materials ......... 10
Table 2.2: Summary of cellulose particle type characteristics adapted from Moon et
al. (2011). WF(Wood Fiber), PF (plant fibers), MCC (microcrystalline
cellulose), MFC (microfibrillated cellulose), NFC (nanofibrillated cellulose),
CNC (cellulose nanocrystals).......................................................................... 13
Table 4.1: General film characteristics in relation to processing parameters for soy
protein film extrusion at the fixed ratio of 100 parts SPI, 50 parts glycerol,
and 70 parts water. ......................................................................................... 29
Table 4.2: Processing variables used for extrusion of SPI film for analysis .................... 33
Table 4.3: Extruded SPI film thickness compared to extruded protein film thicknesses
from literature .................................................................................................. 33
Table 4.4: Tensile properties of SPI films with respect to relative humidity..................... 38
Table 4.5: Water vapor permeability results obtained from SPI films at various relative
humidity ........................................................................................................... 41
Table 4.6: Oxygen Permeability of extruded SPI films with varying relative humidity. .... 42
Table 6.1: Mechanical properties of SPI/cellulose extruded films with respect to fiber
content and relative humidity .......................................................................... 75
Table 7.1: Mechanical Strength of TiO2 /SPI blend films with two different types of
TiO2 obtained in the machine direction ........................................................... 95
Table 7.2: Mechanical properties of SPI films with cellulose and TiO2 additives .......... 102
vii