Chem. J. Chinese Universities ›› 1994, Vol. 15 ›› Issue (5): 775.

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The Effect of Temperature on Sol-Gel Transition in Alginate Solution and the Investigation of Its IR Spectra

ZHANG Qing-Zhi1, ZHENG Hong-He1, WANG Zheng-Yu2, Mikio Konno2, Shozaburo Saito2   

  1. 1. Department of Chemistry, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang, 453002;
    2. Department of Molecular Chemistry and Engineering, Tohoku Unitiersity Sendai 980, Japan
  • Received:1993-05-15 Revised:1993-09-19 Online:1994-05-24 Published:1994-05-24

Abstract: In this paper, we determined the viscosity and conductivity of 3wt% sodium alginate solution mixed with various quantities of inorganic salt and at different temperatures.Together with IRspectrum, we predicated the structural alternation during the process of sol-gel transition. Aqualitative explanation was suggested on the difference of gelation ability between Cu2+ an Co2+ cations.

Key words: Sodium alginate, Sol-gel transition, Cross-link, Viscosity

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