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<p>Biopolymer carboxymethyl tamarind seed kernel polysaccharide (CMTSP) was synthesized by the reaction of tamarind kernel powder (TKP) of <italic>Tamarindus indica</italic> L. with monochloroacetic acid by an improved method. The synthesis was conducted in presence of sodium hydroxide at optimized conditions of time, temperature, concentrations of TKP, MA, sodium hydroxide. Tamarind seed polysaccharide (TSP) was also extracted from TKP by boiling distilled water. The chemical structure of TKP, TSP and CMTSP were analyzed by the ATRFTIR. When TKP, TSP, and CMTSP’s comparative physico-mechanical properties were examined and compared, CMTSP performed better due to increase in viscosity, water solubility and tensile properties.</p>
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Biopolymer carboxymethyl tamarind seed kernel polysaccharide (CMTSP) was synthesized by the reaction of tamarind kernel powder (TKP) of Tamarindus indica L. with monochloroacetic acid by an improved method. The synthesis was conducted in presence of sodium hydroxide at optimized conditions of time, temperature, concentrations of TKP, MA, sodium hydroxide. Tamarind seed polysaccharide (TSP) was also extracted from TKP by boiling distilled water. The chemical structure of TKP, TSP and CMTSP were analyzed by the ATRFTIR. When TKP, TSP, and CMTSP’s comparative physico-mechanical properties were examined and compared, CMTSP performed better due to increase in viscosity, water solubility and tensile properties.

Mechanical Behavior of Polysaccharide Based Biopolymer Synthesized from the Seed Kernel of Tamarindus Indica L

Advances in Materials Science

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Biopolymer carboxymethyl tamarind seed kernel polysaccharide (CMTSP) was synthesized by the reaction of tamarind kernel powder (TKP) of Tamarindus indica L....

Mechanical Behavior of Polysaccharide Based Biopolymer Synthesized from the Seed Kernel of Tamarindus Indica L

Published Online: Mar 11, 2023

Page range: 58 - 68

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/adms-2023-0004

Keywords
tamarind seed, biopolymer, carboxymethyl tamarind kernel polysaccharide

© 2023 Shahin Sultana et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Mechanical Behavior of Polysaccharide Based Biopolymer Synthesized from the Seed Kernel of Tamarindus Indica L

Published Online: Mar 11, 2023

Page range: 58 - 68

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/adms-2023-0004

Keywordstamarind seed, biopolymer, carboxymethyl tamarind kernel polysaccharide

© 2023 Shahin Sultana et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
tamarind seed, biopolymer, carboxymethyl tamarind kernel polysaccharide