title: Polymeric surfactants based on inulin, a polysaccharide extracted from chicory. 1. Synthesis and interfacial properties.
abstract: Inulin, the polydisperse reserve polysaccharide from chicory, has been modified by carbamoylation in organic solvents. The reaction of inulin with a range of alkyl isocyanates resulted, after crystalization, in a variety of carbamoylated inulins from which the interfacial properties were determined. The medium and long chain carbamoylated inulins showed a good to very good reduction of the interfacial tension which makes these biopolymers interesting in the field of biodegradable surface active agents.
authors.affiliation: Department of Organic Chemistry, Faculty of Agricultural and Applied Biological Sciences, Ghent University, Coupure links 653, B-9000 Ghent, Belgium. Chris.Stevens@rug.ac.be
authors.forename: C V
authors.initials: CV
authors.lastname: Stevens
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Meriggi
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Peristeropoulou
authors.forename: P P
authors.initials: PP
authors.lastname: Christov
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Booten
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Levecke
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Vandamme
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Pittevils
authors.forename: T F
authors.initials: TF
authors.lastname: Tadros
mesh_terms: D000478:Alkylation; D002219:Carbamates / Q000737:chemistry; D002240:Carbohydrate Sequence; D018651:Cichorium intybus / Q000737:chemistry*; D007444:Inulin / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000737:chemistry; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010936:Plant Extracts / Q000737:chemistry; D011108:Polymers / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000737:chemistry; D013329:Structure-Activity Relationship; D013501:Surface-Active Agents / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry
chemical_list: D002219:Carbamates; D010936:Plant Extracts; D011108:Polymers; D013501:Surface-Active Agents; D007444:Inulin