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. 2021 Sep 23;13(19):3227. doi: 10.3390/polym13193227

Table 5.

Plasticizers and other nanofillers (including their wt %) in most used TPS sources.

Starch Source Plasticizer Nanofiller wt % Reference
NI Glycerol Chitin nanofibers 3–10 [166]
Glycerol Silver nanoparticles 0.5–1 [90]
Cassava Glycerol Chitosan-modified Veegum® HS clay (smectite) 2.5–5 [65]
Glycerol Sepiolite 1–5 [66]
Glycerol Sepiolite 1–5 [167]
Glycerol Silver nanoparticles 0.006–0.15 [168]
Glycerol Halloysite nanotubes 2 [169]
Glycerol Halloysite nanoclay 1–5 [170]
Glycerol Halloysite nanotubes 2–8 [171]
Corn Glycerol Talc nanoparticles 1–5 [87]
Glycerol Graphene quantum dots (GQD) 0.05–0.5 [88]
Glycerol Laponite 1–5 [172]
Glycerol Carboxylate multi-walled carbon nanotubes (CMWNTs) 0.5–3 [173]
Glycerol Bentonite, chitosan 4 [174]
Glycerol Talc nanoparticles 0–5 [175]
Glycerol Bacterial cellulose nanowhiskers (BCNW) 2–20 [50]
Glycerol Talc 1–5 [176]
Glycerol Bentonite, organically modified montmorillonite 40–50 [76]
Glycerol Beta-tricalcium phosphate nanoparticles 3–10 [177]
Glycerol Nanoclay: bentonite (H2Al2O6Si) 1–5 [178]
Sorbitol Cardanol oil, in situ silver nanoparticles 0.2–0.6, 1–4 (mmol) [179]
Glycerol Graphene oxide nanoplatelets, cellulose nanofibers 1–5, 5–15 [119]
Maize Glycerol Lanthanum hydroxide nanoparticles 1–3 [180]
Ethyl vinyl acetate Bentonite [45]
Glycerol Zirconium glycine-N,N-dimethylphosphonate (ZGDMP) 0.2–1 [77]
Pea Glycerol Acid-treated multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) 0.1–3 [80]
Glycerol Natural bentonite 1 [78]
Polyethylene glycol and glycerol Particles of AgNO3, Silver 2.5–5, 0.5–1 [90]
Pomegranate Glycerol Halloysite nanoclay 3–7 [46]
Glycerol Talc, bentonite 1–5, 1–5 [59]
Potato Glycerol Bacterial cellulose (BC) nanoribbons [60]
Glycerol Kaolin clay 5–15 [181]
Glycerol Multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNT) 0.25–10 [2]
Tapioca Glycerol Kaolinite 10–60 [182]
Glycerol, urea, ethanolamine Halloysites nanotubes 6 [54]

NI: No information reported.