Chitin Nanocrystals Prepared by TEMPO-Mediated Oxidation of α-Chitin
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- 27 December 2007
- journal article
- Published by American Chemical Society (ACS) in Biomacromolecules
- Vol. 9 (1), 192-198
- https://doi.org/10.1021/bm700966g
Abstract
Chitin nanocrystals dispersed in water were successfully prepared by 2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidine-1-oxyl radical (TEMPO) mediated oxidation of alpha-chitin in water at pH 10 under specific conditions, followed by ultrasonic treatment. When the amount of NaClO added as co-oxidant in the oxidation was 5.0 mmol/g of chitin, the weight percentage of the water-insoluble fraction in the TEMPO-oxidized chitin was 90%, and its carboxylate content reached 0.48 mmol/g. Since the TEMPO-oxidized chitin thus prepared had a crystallinity as high as that of the original alpha-chitin, the C6 carboxylate groups formed by TEMPO-mediated oxidation can be regarded as being present only on the chitin crystallite surfaces. No N-deacetylation occurred on the TEMPO-oxidized chitins. When the TEMPO-oxidized chitin was subjected to ultrasonic treatment in water, mostly individualized chitin nanocrystals were obtained, and the average nanocrystal length and width were 340 and 8 nm, respectively.This publication has 32 references indexed in Scilit:
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