Abstract
Native corn starch was hydrolyzed with 0.36% HCl in methanol at 25 and 45 °C for periods of time up to 240 h. The action of acid penetration and hydrolysis was investigated by confocal laser scanning microscopy (CLSM), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), high-performance anion-exchange chromatography (HPAEC) and high-performance size-exclusion chromatography (HPSEC) equipped with viscometry, right-angle laser light scattering (RALLS) and refractive index (RI) detectors. Corn starch hydrolyzed at 45 °C for 240 h showed strong intensity of APTS (8-amino-1,3,6-pyrenetrisulfonic acid) fluorescence and sharp growth ring structure. Exocorrosion over the surface of corn starch was only observed on the corn starch hydrolyzed at 25 °C for 240 h and observed on all corn starch hydrolyzed at 45 °C. The M w and R h of acid-hydrolyzed corn starch decreased with increasing the degree of hydrolysis. The acid hydrolysis rate in methanol of corn starch was mainly dependent on the temperature, which dominated the penetration efficiency of acid.
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