Degradation of chitosan by high pressure homogenization technique

Gaofenzi Cailiao Kexue Yu Gongcheng/Polymeric Materials Science and Engineering

Volumn 26, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 122-125

  Gu, Zhi Ming ^a   Cai, Quan Yuan ^a   Zhou, Jin Zhao ^a   Fu, Ting Ming ^b   Song, Hong Chang ^a   Li, Feng Sheng ^a  

^a NANJING UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b NANJING UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE MEDICINE   (China)

Author keywords

Chitosan; Degradation; High pressure; Homogenization

Indexed keywords

AVERAGE MOLECULAR WEIGHT; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CONCENTRATION OF ACETIC ACID; CYCLE NUMBER; DEGRADATION PRODUCTS; DEGREE OF DEACETYLATION; HIGH PRESSURE; HIGH PRESSURE HOMOGENIZATION; HIGH PRESSURE HOMOGENIZER; HOMOGENIZATION; MECHANICAL ACTION; MOLECULAR CHAINS;

ACETIC ACID; ACETYLATION; CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; CHITOSAN; DEGRADATION; HOMOGENIZATION METHOD; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PRESSURE EFFECTS;

CHITIN;

EID: 78649366135     PISSN: 10007555     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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