Chemical deacetylation natural xanthan (Jungbunzlauer®)

With the aim of adapting a method for removal of acetyl groups from xanthan, reactions of chemical deacetylation were carried out with natural xanthan (Jungbunzlauer®) with variations on the following parameters: biopolymer and alkali concentration (sodium and potassium hydroxide). The deacetylation...

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Main Authors: Ellen P. Pinto, Lígia Furlan, Claire T. Vendruscolo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Brasileira de Polímeros 2011-01-01
Series:Polímeros
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0104-14282011000100011