periodate oxidation of methylcellulose characterization and properties of oxidized derivatives高碘酸盐氧化甲基纤维素氧化衍生物的特征和属性.pdf

Polymers 2010, 2, 505-521; doi:10.3390/polym2040505 OPEN ACCESS polymers ISSN 2073-4360 /journal/polymers Article Periodate Oxidation of Methylcellulose: Characterization and Properties of Oxidized Derivatives Marguerite Rinaudo Centre de Recherches sur les Macromolecules Végétales (CERMAV-CNRS) affiliated with Joseph Fourier University, BP53, 38041 Grenoble Cedex 9, France; E-Mail: marguerite.rinaudo@rs.fr; Tel.: +33-476037627; Fax: +33-476547203 Received: 23 August 2010; in revised form: 19 October 2010 / Accepted: 28 October 2010 / Published: 29 October 2010 Abstract: In this paper, the behavior of oxidized methylcelluloses is compared with that of the initial methylcellulose, an amphiphilic cellulose derivative. Methylcelluloses are important for many applications in the cosmetic and food industries. The mechanism of thermo-gelation of methylcellulose is briefly explained as well as the method of oxidation of polysaccharides. Then, our experiments involve the preparation of oxidized methylcelluloses: three degrees of oxidation are prepared and the new polymers are characterized by NMR, IR, SEC and rheology. Oxidation with periodate theoretically allows introduction of two aldehydic groups on C2–C3 glycol positions of anhydroglucose units. This reaction not only enhances the flexibility of the cellulosic backbone, but also causes a decrease in the molecular weight. In particular, the rheologica