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Polymeric surfactants based on inulin, a polysaccharide extracted from chicory. 1. Synthesis and interfacial
C V Stevens1, A Meriggi, M Peristeropoulou
1Department of Organic Chemistry, Faculty of Agricultural and Applied Biological Sciences, Ghent University, Coupure links 653, B-9000 Ghent, Belgium. Chris.Stevens@rug.ac.be
Biomacromolecules
|January 5, 2002
Abstract:
Inulin, the polydisperse reserve polysaccharide from chicory, has been modified by carbamoylation in organic solvents. The reaction of inulin with a range of alkyl isocyanates resulted, after crystalization, in a variety of carbamoylated inulins from which the interfacial properties were determined. The medium and long chain carbamoylated inulins showed a good to very good reduction of the interfacial tension which makes these biopolymers interesting in the field of biodegradable surface active agents.