Abstract
The reaction of the xylan-type hemicellulose with 2,3-epoxypropyltrimethylammonium chloride and acrylamide in ethanol-water-alkali slurry yielded water-soluble, cationic etherified xylan-type hemicellulose derivatives. The degree of substitution (DS) value reaches up to 0.40 by adjusting the mass ratios (NaOH/hemicellulose, total etherifying agents/hemicellulose and 2,3-epoxypropyltrimethylammonium chloride/acrylamide), the reaction temperature and the reaction time in a one-step synthesis. The etherified hemicellulose was characterized by infrared spectroscopic analysis (FT-IR), Zeta potential analysis, charge density analysis and thermogravimetric analysis (TGA). It is found that Zeta potential is promoted from-30.50mv to +35.81mv and charge density is promoted from-0.50mmol/g to +0.88mmol/g during etherification under the conditions used. The thermal stability of the etherified hemicellulose is lower than that of the unmodified xylan-type hemicellulose polymers.
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