Examination of the α-chitin structure and decrystallization thermodynamics at the nanoscale

Journal of Physical Chemistry B

Volumn 115, Issue 15, 2011, Pages 4516-4522

  Beckham, Gregg T ^a,b,c   Crowley, Michael F ^a  

^a NATIONAL RENEWABLE ENERGY LABORATORY   (United States)

^b Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering   (United States)

^c a partnership between the University of Colorado Boulder   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBOHYDRATES; CELLULOSE; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; CRYSTALS; ENZYMES; HYDROGEN; HYDROGEN BONDS; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; THERMODYNAMICS;

ALGAL CELLS; BIFURCATED HYDROGEN BONDS; BIOLOGICAL MATTER; CHITINASE ENZYMES; DECRYSTALLIZATION; ENERGY PROFILE; GLOBAL CARBON CYCLE; LINEAR POLYMERS; MOLECULAR FEATURE; N-ACETYL-D-GLUCOSAMINE; NANO SCALE; NANOSCALE PROPERTIES; NATIVE PLANTS; PRIMARY ALCOHOLS; SALIENT FEATURES; SIDE CHAINS; STRUCTURAL MATERIALS; SUSTAINABLE PRODUCTS; THERMODYNAMIC PARAMETER; THERMODYNAMIC WORK;

CHITIN;

EID: 79954528805     PISSN: 15206106     EISSN: 15205207     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp200912q     Document Type: Article

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