Abstract:
UNGELATINIZED COLD-WATER-SWELLING HYDROXYPROPYLATED STARCH MATERIALS PRODUCED BY REACTING A DRY GRANULAR STARCH MATERIAL DIRECTLY WITH PROPYLENE OXIDE IN THE PRESENCE OF A POLYBASIC, WATER-SOLUBLE SALT OF PHOSPHORIC ACID. THE STARCH DERIVATIVES PRODUCED BY THIS METHOD ARE USEFUL AS FOOD ADDITIVES, FOR CEMENT BINDERS, AND FOR SIMILAR USES IN WHICH A COLD-WATER-SWELLING STARCH DERIVATIVE IS USEFUL.