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CARBOHYDRATE POLYMERS
Volume 93, Issue 2, Pages 761-767Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2012.11.075
Keywords
Konjac glucomannan; Degradation; Synergetic effect; gamma-Irradiation; Hydrogen peroxide
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- National Natural Science Foundation of China [30901004, 31071518, 31271837]
- Special project of the Ministry of Science and Technology Spark Program [2012GA7200022]
- Natural Science Foundation of Fujian Province [2011J01285]
- doctoral program of higher education of the specialized research fund
- Fuzhou Science and Technology Plan Project [2011-N-44]
- [20113515110010]
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Konjac glucomannan (KGM) samples were irradiated with Co-60 gamma-rays with a radiation dose of 50 kGy in the presence and absence of hydrogen peroxide. The average molecular weight (Mw) and polydispersity index (PDI) of untreated and degraded samples were measured by gel permeation chromatography (GPC), revealing that gamma-rays and hydrogen peroxide had a synergetic effect on degradation. Structures of untreated and degraded products were characterized with ultraviolet-visible (UV) and Fourier-transform infrared (FT-IR) spectroscopi es, and X-ray diffraction (XRD). Results showed that there was no significant change in the main chain of KGM following degradation, although the crystallinity of KGM decreased. A synergetic effect of gamma-rays and hydrogen peroxide was also found in the structural characterization of KGM. The physical properties of KGM changed markedly following degradation, which may increase its application potential. The mechanism of degradation of KGM in the presence and absence of hydrogen peroxide was also investigated. (C) 2012 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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