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Influence of the synthesis parameters on the thermal behavior of some ZnO–starch composites

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Ten ZnO–starch composites were synthesized using a simple precipitation methodology. The IR spectroscopy and XRD investigations reveal the presence of amorphous starch and crystalline ZnO. The obtained composites present a spherical morphology, 5–8 spheres being interconnected into aggregates. The thermal analysis demonstrates that starch decomposition and ZnO thermally induced nucleation and crystal growth depending on the synthesis parameters such as starch processing (dissolution or gelatinization), reaction temperature (80, 90, and 100 °C), reaction time (15 min or 6 h), and applied treatments (heating or ultrasound irradiation).

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The paper done within the research program: “Biophysical and green chemistry applications” of the “Ilie Murgulescu” Institute of Physical Chemistry of the Romanian Academy was supported by a grant of the Romanian National Authority for Scientific Research, CNCS-UEFISCDI, project number PN-II-ID-PCE-2011-3-0473.

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  1. Physical Chemistry Department, University of Bucharest, Bd. Elisabeta 4-12, 030018, Bucharest, Romania

    Bogdan Jurca & Alina Tirsoaga

  2. Ilie Murgulescu Institute of Physical Chemistry, Romanian Academy, Splaiul Independentei 202, 060021, Bucharest, Romania

    Oana Carp

  3. Politehnica University of Bucharest, Gh. Polizu Street no. 1-7, 011061, Bucharest, Romania

    Adelina Ianculescu

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Jurca, B., Tirsoaga, A., Ianculescu, A. et al. Influence of the synthesis parameters on the thermal behavior of some ZnO–starch composites. J Therm Anal Calorim 115, 495–501 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10973-013-3290-1

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