Effect of molecular weight on radiation chemical degradation yield of chain scission of γ-irradiated chitosan in solid state and in aqueous solution

Radiation Physics and Chemistry

Volumn 81, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 659-665

  Tahtat, Djamel ^a   Mahlous, Mohamed ^a   Benamer, Samah ^a   Nacer Khodja, Assia ^a   Larbi Youcef, Souad ^a  

^a CENTRE DE RECHERCHE NUCLÉAIRE D ALGER   (Algeria)

Author keywords

Chitosan; Degradation; G value; Gamma irradiation; Molecular weight

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION PEAKS; CAPILLARY VISCOMETRY; CARBONYL GROUPS; CHAIN SCISSION; CHEMICAL DEGRADATION; DEGRADATION RATE; DEGRADATION RATE CONSTANTS; G-VALUES; GAMMA IRRADIATION; INITIAL MOLECULAR WEIGHT; OXIDATIVE PRODUCTS; PEAK INTENSITY; STRUCTURAL CHANGE;

CHITOSAN; GAMMA RAYS; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; RADIATION CHEMISTRY; RATE CONSTANTS; SOLUTIONS;

DEGRADATION;

CHITIN; CHITOSAN;

AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; CHAIN SCISSION; CHEMICAL PROCEDURES; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; DEGRADATION; DEGRADATION KINETICS; GAMMA IRRADIATION; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; OXIDATION; PROCESS MONITORING; RADIATION CHEMICAL DEGRADATION YIELD; RADIOLOGICAL PARAMETERS; SOLID STATE; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; ULTRAVIOLET SPECTROSCOPY; VISCOMETRY;

EID: 84859722180     PISSN: 0969806X     EISSN: 18790895     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.radphyschem.2012.02.036     Document Type: Article

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