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Table 2 Melting temperature and heat of fusion of cassava starch film without and with CMC

From: Effect of carboxymethyl cellulose concentration on physical properties of biodegradable cassava starch-based films

Film samples

Tm starch-CMC film (°C)

Heat of fusion (ΔHf) of starch-CMC film (J/g)

Cassava starch: CMC (100:0)

165.46a

135.34a

Cassava starch: CMC (90:10)

147.20a, b

91.98b

Cassava starch: CMC (80:20)

144.53a, b

92.07b

Cassava starch: CMC (70:30)

128.26b

160.10a, c

Cassava starch: CMC (60:40)

96.62c

173.26c

Cassava starch: CMC (0:100)

102.46c

212.98d

  1. Different letters in the same column indicate significant differences between the means obtained in Duncan's test (p < 0.05).