Heat Transfer in Cassava Starch Biopolymers: Effect of the Addition of Borax.In recent years, polymer engineering, at the molecular level, has proven to be an effective strategy to modulate thermal conductivity.  In this work, a possible manner to adjust the thermal conductivity in cassava starch biopolymer films is presented.  We found that the thermal conductivity increases linearly with borax content.  The highest value of the thermal conductivity is reached at a volume fraction of 1.40% of borax added.  Our analyses indicate that the heat transport improves as borax concentration increases, while for borax volume fractions above 1.40%, heat carriers scattering phenomena induce a decrement in thermal conductivity. 
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Heat Transfer in Cassava Starch Biopolymers: Effect of the Addition of Borax.In recent years, polymer engineering, at the molecular level, has proven to be an effective strategy to modulate thermal conductivity.  In this work, a possible manner to adjust the thermal conductivity in cassava starch biopolymer films is presented.  We found that the thermal conductivity increases linearly with borax content.  The highest value of the thermal conductivity is reached at a volume fraction of 1.40% of borax added.  Our analyses indicate that the heat transport improves as borax concentration increases, while for borax volume fractions above 1.40%, heat carriers scattering phenomena induce a decrement in thermal conductivity. 
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Heat Transfer in Cassava Starch Biopolymers: Effect of the Addition of Borax.In recent years, polymer engineering, at the molecular level, has proven to be an effective strategy to modulate thermal conductivity.  In this work, a possible manner to adjust the thermal conductivity in cassava starch biopolymer films is presented.  We found that the thermal conductivity increases linearly with borax content.  The highest value of the thermal conductivity is reached at a volume fraction of 1.40% of borax added.  Our analyses indicate that the heat transport improves as borax concentration increases, while for borax volume fractions above 1.40%, heat carriers scattering phenomena induce a decrement in thermal conductivity. 
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Heat Transfer in Cassava Starch Biopolymers: Effect of the Addition of Borax.In recent years, polymer engineering, at the molecular level, has proven to be an effective strategy to modulate thermal conductivity.  In this work, a possible manner to adjust the thermal conductivity in cassava starch biopolymer films is presented.  We found that the thermal conductivity increases linearly with borax content.  The highest value of the thermal conductivity is reached at a volume fraction of 1.40% of borax added.  Our analyses indicate that the heat transport improves as borax concentration increases, while for borax volume fractions above 1.40%, heat carriers scattering phenomena induce a decrement in thermal conductivity. 
THERM