Misplaced Pages

Dialdehyde starch

Article snapshot taken from Wikipedia with creative commons attribution-sharealike license. Give it a read and then ask your questions in the chat. We can research this topic together.
Dialdehyde starch
Identifiers
CAS Number
ChemSpider
  • none
ECHA InfoCard 100.127.976 Edit this at Wikidata
MeSH Dialdehyde+starch
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)
Properties
Chemical formula (C6H8O5)n
Appearance White, opaque crystals
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C , 100 kPa). ☒N verify (what is  ?) Infobox references
Chemical compound

Dialdehyde starch is a polysaccharide derived by chemical modification from starch. It is prepared by periodate oxidation of starch.

It has found use in the paper industry, where in it has been shown to improve the wet strength of consumer products like toilet paper and paper towels.

References

  1. Yu, Jiugao; Chang, Peter R.; Ma, Xiaofei (2010). "The preparation and properties of dialdehyde starch and thermoplastic dialdehyde starch". Carbohydrate Polymers. 79 (2): 296. doi:10.1016/j.carbpol.2009.08.005.
  2. US patent 4001032, "Method of Making Nongelling Aqueous Cationic Dialdehyde Starch Compositions" 


Stub icon

This article about polymer science is a stub. You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it.

Categories: