Chitosan;
Chitin;
Degree of N-acetylation;
First derivative ATR FTIR spectroscopy;
INFRARED-SPECTROSCOPY;
DEACETYLATION;
SPECTROPHOTOMETRY;
SAMPLES;
D O I:
10.1016/j.carbpol.2011.07.025
中图分类号:
O69 [应用化学];
学科分类号:
070301 [无机化学];
摘要:
A new method for the determination of the degree of N-acetylation (DA) of chitin and chitosan is described using first derivative diamond ATR FTIR spectroscopy. Applying the derivative values of the amide Ill band at 1327 cm(-1) and the CH deformation band of the N-acetyl group at 1383 cm(-1) as measure of the N-acetyl content of the sample in relation to the derivative value of the bridge oxygen vibration at 1163 cm(-1) as internal standard, a linear correlation to the results of first derivative UV spectroscopy was obtained and confirmed by elemental analysis and Raman spectroscopy. The described method allows the determination of the degree of N-acetylation of chitosan and chitin in the presence of water thus making drying procedures unnecessary. (C) 2011 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.