Fragmentation of Chitosan by Acids

Figure 8

(a) Viscosity of reaction mixture at time 𝑡, 𝜂_𝑡, versus intrinsic viscosity of resulting fragment, [𝜂_𝑡]; (b) viscosity of reaction mixture at time 𝑡, 𝜂_𝑡, versus viscosity-average molecular weight of resulting fragment, 𝑀_𝑣, for fragmentation of 1.0% (w/v) chitosan solution by 0.5 N HCl at 65°C.

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