ISSN:
0021-8995
Keywords:
Chemistry
;
Polymer and Materials Science
Source:
Wiley InterScience Backfile Collection 1832-2000
Topics:
Chemistry and Pharmacology
,
Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science, Production Engineering, Mining and Metallurgy, Traffic Engineering, Precision Mechanics
,
Physics
Notes:
A preparative method has been established for obtaining chitosan products which have a desired degree of deacetylation of up to virtually 100%. Effective deacetylation was attained by intermitently washing the intermediate product in water two or more times during the alkali treatment. The weight average molecular weight (M̄w) of the product, which was measured by gel permeation liquid chromatography, was about 5 × 105 at the highest deacetylation of nearly 100%, and the degradation of the molecular chain was not so significant. Tensile strength of the wet film increased markedly with increasing degree of deacetylation, while the dry film did not show a corresponding significant increase of the tensile strength. In the infrared spectra of chitosan film new sharp bands appeared especially at the high degree of deacetylation. This was attributed to increased “crystallization” brought about by high deacetylation.
Additional Material:
5 Ill.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/app.1983.070280607
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