Influence of ultraviolet-irradiated oxygen on depolymerization of chitosan

Polymer Degradation and Stability

Volumn 94, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 851-858

  Yue, Wu ^a   Yao, Pingjia ^a   Wei, Yuanan ^a  

^a GUANGXI UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Chitosan; Depolymerization; Extremely high purity silica glass; Ultraviolet irradiated oxygen

Indexed keywords

CHITIN; CHITOSAN; GLASS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; OXYGEN; SILICA; STRUCTURE (COMPOSITION); X RAY DIFFRACTION ANALYSIS;

CHEMICAL METHODS; CHEMICAL STRUCTURES; COST-EFFICIENT; CRYSTALLINE STRUCTURES; EXTREMELY HIGH PURITY SILICA GLASS; NMR SPECTRUM; OXYGEN TREATMENTS; REACTION CONDITIONS; ULTRAVIOLET-IRRADIATED OXYGEN;

CHEMICAL MODIFICATION;

EID: 63349088592     PISSN: 01413910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.polymdegradstab.2009.01.023     Document Type: Article

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