Unexpected selective alkaline periodate oxidation of chitin for the isolation of chitin nanocrystals
Peiwen Liu, Huan Liu, Timmy Schäfer, Torsten Gutmann, Holger Gibhardt, Houjuan Qi, Lin Tian, Xizhou Cecily Zhang, Gerd Buntkowsky, Kai Zhang
Abstract
No periodate oxidation on chitin? For the first time, direct selective alkaline periodate oxidation of chitin led to the isolation of ordered domains as uniform anisotropic and zwitterionic ChNCs after simultaneous removal of non-ordered domains.
Topics & Concepts
PeriodateChitinChemistryIsolation (microbiology)NanocrystalChemical engineeringOrganic chemistryMaterials scienceChitosanNanotechnologyMicrobiologyBiologyEngineeringNanocomposite Films for Food PackagingAdvanced Cellulose Research StudiesMesoporous Materials and Catalysis