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Carboxymethylation of corn starch and characterization using asymmetrical flow field-flow fractionation coupled with multiangle light scattering
Authors:Seungho Lee  Sun Tae Kim  Bhoj Raj Pant  Hai Doo Kwen  Hyun Hoon Song  Sung Kwang Lee  Sachin Vilas Nehete
Institution:1. Department of Chemistry, Hannam University, Daejeon 305-811, South Korea;2. Department of Advanced Material Chemistry, Hannam University, Daejeon 305-811, South Korea
Abstract:Asymmetrical flow field-flow fractionation (AsFlFFF) was coupled online with multiangle light scattering (MALS) to study the changes in the molecular weight and the size distribution of the corn starch during carboxymethylation. A corn starch was derivatized with sodium chloroacetate in alcoholic medium under alkaline condition to produce carboxymethyl starches (CMS) having various degrees of substitution (DS). The change in thermal characteristics and granule structure of the native corn starch and CMS were compared using Thermogravimetric analysis and scanning electron microscope. The ionic strength of the carrier liquid (water with 0.02% NaN3) was optimized by adding 50 mM NaNO3 to minimize the interactions among the starch molecules and between the starch molecules and the AsFlFFF membrane. A field-programmed AsFlFFF allowed determination of the molecular weight distribution (MWD) of starches within about 25 min. It was found that carboxymethylation of starch results in reduction in the molecular weight due to molecular degradation by the alkaline treatment. The weight-average molecular weight (Mw) was reduced down to about 4.4 × 105 from about 7.2 × 106 when DS was 0.14. It seems AsFlFFF coupled with MALS (AsFlFFF/MALS) is a useful tool for monitoring the changes taking place in the molecular weight and the size of starch during derivatization.
Keywords:Corn starch  Asymmetrical flow field-flow fractionation (AsFlFFF)  Multiangle light scattering (MALS)  Carboxymethyl starch (CMS)  Molecular weight distribution (MWD)
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