Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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7785060 | Carbohydrate Polymers | 2016 | 5 Pages |
Abstract
Esterification with maleic anhydride significantly improved the mechanical disintegration of chitin into uniform 10-nm nanofibers. Nanofibers with 0.25 ° 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.
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Authors
Yihun Fantahun Aklog, Tomone Nagae, Hironori Izawa, Minoru Morimoto, Hiroyuki Saimoto, Shinsuke Ifuku,