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CARBOHYDRATE POLYMERS
Volume 153, Issue -, Pages 55-59Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2016.07.060
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Chitin; Nanofiber; Esterification with maleic anhydride
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- Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research [26708026, 16K05915] Funding Source: KAKEN
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Esterification with maleic anhydride significantly improved the mechanical disintegration of chitin into uniform 10-nm nanofibers. Nanofibers with 0.25 degrees of esterification were homogeneously dispersed in basic water due to the carboxylate salt on the surface. Esterification proceeded on the surface and did not affect the relative crystallinity. A cast film of the esterified chitin nanofibers was highly transparent, since the film was free from light scattering. (C) 2016 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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