title: High performance polymeric flocculant based on hydrolyzed polyacrylamide grafted tamarind kernel polysaccharide (Hyd. TKP-g-PAM).
abstract: A high performance anionic flocculant was synthesized by partial alkaline hydrolysis of polyacrylamide grafted tamarind kernel polysaccharide. Various macromolecular characterizations were employed to confirm that partial alkaline hydrolysis of grafted polyacrylamide chains does take place. The flocculation characteristics of the hydrolyzed and unhydrolyzed grafted products were carried out in kaolin suspension and municipal sewage wastewater and it has been found that hydrolyzed product outperforms the unhydrolyzed grafted TKP.
authors.affiliation: Department of Applied Chemistry, Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra, Ranchi 835 215, Jharkhand, India.
authors.forename: Sandipta
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ghosh
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Jha
authors.forename: Sagar
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Pal
mesh_terms: D000180:Acrylic Resins / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000737:chemistry*; D002947:Cities; D005427:Flocculation; D006868:Hydrolysis; D011134:Polysaccharides / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000737:chemistry*; D012722:Sewage; D029861:Tamarindus / Q000737:chemistry*; D014865:Waste Disposal, Fluid; D018508:Water Purification; D000099166:Polyacrylamides
chemical_list: D000180:Acrylic Resins; D011134:Polysaccharides; D012722:Sewage; D000099166:Polyacrylamides