Abstract
Biosurfactants have been synthesized using a low energy, environmentally friendly process by the derivatization of inulin with octenyl (OSA) and dodecenyl (DDSA) succinic anhydrides in aqueous solution. The inulin and its derivatives have been characterized using gel permeation chromatography/multi angle light scattering (GPC/MALLS), high-performance anion exchange chromatography with pulsed amperometric detection (HPAEC-PAD), Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), and NMR, and the reaction efficiency was found to be between 59 and 95%. The efficiency was generally higher for OSA derivatives compared to DDSA derivatives. The hydrophobic derivatives were found to aggregate in solution and the critical aggregation concentration (CAC) was determined using dye solubilization, surface tension, dynamic light scattering (DLS), and conductivity. There was reasonable agreement in the CAC values obtained by the different techniques except for conductivity. It was found that the CAC decreased with increasing alkenyl chain length and degree of modification, and the values were significantly lower for the DDSA derivatives compared to the OSA derivatives. GPC elution profiles for the DDSA-inulin using 12 mol % reagent confirmed the presence of aggregates with a molecular mass of ∼2.5 × 10(6) g/mol and a radius of gyration of ∼25 nm corresponding to ∼550 inulin molecules. DLS study was undertaken to determine the hydrodynamic radius, and values obtained for the DDSA (12%) derivative were 30 nm in both water and 0.1 M sodium nitrate, while for the OSA (12%) derivative values of 13 and 7 nm were obtained. The derivatives have potential application in the stabilization of particulate dispersions and emulsions and also in the encapsulation and delivery of drugs.
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