Author, institution: Jevgenij Galkin, Kaunas University of Technology
Science area, field: Physical sciences, Chemistry
The Doctoral Dissertation is available at the library of Kaunas University of Technology (K. Donelaičio St. 20, Kaunas).
Scientific Supervisor:
Prof. Dr. Jolanta LIESIENĖ (Kaunas University of Technology, Physical sciences, Chemistry, 03P).
Dissertation defence board of Chemistry science field:
Prof. Dr. Saulius GRIGALEVIČIUS (Kaunas University of Technology, Physical sciences, Chemistry, 03P) – chairman;
Prof. Dr. Gintaras BUIKA (Kaunas University of Technology, Physical sciences, Chemistry, 03P);
Prof. Dr. Rolandas MEŠKYS (Vilnius University, Physical sciences, Biochemistry, 04P);
Dr. Ramunė RUTKAITĖ (Kaunas University of Technology, Physical sciences, Chemistry, 03P);
Prof. Dr. Habil. Vidmantas STANYS (Lithuanian Research Center for Agriculture and Forestry, Agricultural sciences, Agronomy, 01A).
Opponents:
Prof. Dr. Petras Rimantas VENSKUTONIS (Kaunas University of Technology, Physical sciences, Chemistry, 03P);
Prof. Dr. Saulutė BUDRIENĖ (Vilnius University, Physical sciences, Chemistry, 03P).
Annotation:
Biomass is gaining increase in market share as the stock material for chemical industry. The main biomass advantage is its recoverability. However, in the process of biorefining there are some challenges, since the disruption of an interaction between components of biomass is needed, which is really complicated due to its complexity. The starch production process is a good example, as it is known that residue of lipids have significant influence on starch properties. Therefore, there is a need to study the mechanisms of interactions between starch and lipids or other synthetic surfactants in detail in order to minimize their influence on starch applications in the industrial scale. In the thesis the systemic evaluation of the differences in properties of starch from different botanical sources is provided. Such evaluation provides the explanation of practical problems met during application of wheat starch on the industrial scale and therefore shows how the process should be optimized for wheat starch industrial application.
