Title
Molecular α-relaxation process of exopolysaccharides extracted from Nostoc commune cyanobacteria
Date Issued
15 October 2020
Access level
metadata only access
Resource Type
journal article
Publisher(s)
Elsevier B.V.
Abstract
Broadband dielectric spectroscopy was used to investigate the molecular α-relaxation of the exopolysaccharides (EPS) extracted from Nostoc commune cyanobacteria. The EPS were modified in different ways. EPS were carboxymethylated to obtain carboxymethyl-exopolysaccharides (CEPS). EPS and CEPS were doped with ammonium iodide and 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium chloride. An α relaxation process was observed for all specimens. The temperature dependence of the relaxation times for pure and doped, EPS and CEPS polymers exhibited non-Arrhenius behavior. This relaxation process was associated with the glass transition of the complex heteropolysaccharides produced by the cyanobacteria. The molecular mobility at the glass transition, Tg, was affected by both the carboxymethylation treatment and the doping. The fragility index also decreased for the doped specimens, which may be attributed to an increase in the mobility of the polymer chains due to the plasticizing effect of the doping agents.
Start page
1516
End page
1525
Volume
161
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Ciencia de los polímeros
Biología celular, Microbiología
Subjects
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-85089398680
PubMed ID
Source
International Journal of Biological Macromolecules
ISSN of the container
01418130
Sponsor(s)
The authors would like to thank Prof. Carlos A. Stortz and Dr. Diego A. Navarro for the monosaccharide compositions analysis of EPS. S. Rodriguez is greatly acknowledged for experimental assistance with the DSC tests. The authors acknowledge financial support received from the Vice-rectorate of Research of the Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú ( VRI-PUCP-695 ).
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