Journal
ULTRASONICS SONOCHEMISTRY
Volume 23, Issue -, Pages 75-80Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.ultsonch.2014.09.008
Keywords
Schizophyllan; Ultrasonic treatment; Molecular weight degradation; Rheological properties
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- National Natural Science Foundation of China [31201312]
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Molecular weight degradation effects of schizophyllan (SPG) under ultrasonic treatments were investigated in this study. The degradation product was treated by alcohol fractional precipitation technology, and the molecular weight and rheological properties of ultrasonic-treated SPG (USPG) fractions were evaluated. Average molecular weight of SPG decreased significantly after ultrasonic treatments, and degradation product had more narrow distribution of molecular weight. The molecular weight degradation kinetics of SPG is adequately described by a second-order reaction. USPG fractions with different molecular weight were obtained by fractional precipitation for final alcohol concentration fractions 0-40%, 40-60% and 60-80%, respectively. USPG fractions had near-Newtonian flow behaviors, and USPG(80%) exhibited viscous responses over the entire accessible frequency range. Therefore, ultrasonic treatment is a viable modification technology for SPG and other polymer materials with high molecular weight. (C) 2014 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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