The effect of over-oxidation on periodate oxidation
of cellulose was studied. It was found that the over-oxidation
process has a significant effect on the overall
reaction. An integrated rate equation was formulated.
The oxidation of internal glucose units is second-order
overall, first order with respect to both periodate and
cellulose; while the oxidation of the reducing end group
is first order overall, that with respect to periodate.
It was also found that prolonged oxidation degrades
cellulose to a considerable extent, which is thought to be
the direct result of random chain scission. The periodate
breaks up cellulose polymer into fragments, some of which
are so small that they go into the solution. / Graduation date: 1989
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:ORGSU/oai:ir.library.oregonstate.edu:1957/28242 |
| Date | 26 October 1988 |
| Creators | Chandan, Bhaskar Arjundev |
| Contributors | Sproull, Robert D. |
| Source Sets | Oregon State University |
| Language | en_US |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis/Dissertation |
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