Properties and Macromolecular Structure of Unacetylated and Acetylated Nata de Coco

• Main Authors: Cuyegkeng, Ma. Assunta C, Dimalanta, Ma. Amy L
• Format: text
• Published: Archīum Ateneo 1997
• Subjects: nata de coco; microbial cellulose; acetylated nata de coco; macromolecular structure; Chemistry; Other Chemistry
• Online Access: https://archium.ateneo.edu/chemistry-faculty-pubs/92; https://archium.ateneo.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1091&context=chemistry-faculty-pubs
• Institution: Ateneo De Manila University

This study aims to gain more insight into the supramolecular structure of the cellulose in nata de coco, and to compare its ability to be modified with the known types of cellulose. The investigations were done using IR spectroscopy and thennal analysis. The IR spectra of microcrystalline cellulose...