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This research study examined how the use of dimethylformamide (DMF) as an inhibitor affects the propylene polymerization process when using a Ziegler–Natta catalyst. Several experiments were carried out using TiCl₄/MgCl₂ as a catalyst, aluminum...

(1) Background: Household humidifier disinfectant (HD) brands containing polyhexamethylene guanidine (PHMG) have been found to cause the most HD-associated lung injuries (HDLIs) in the Republic of Korea. Nevertheless, no study has attempted to charac...

The boreal forests of Russia are one of the largest forest areas on the planet. As a result of climate change, the rate of carbon sequestration and stabilization of organic matter are important indicators of environmental conservation. To understand...

The evaluation of weight average molecular weight (Mw) and molecular weight distribution represents one of the most controversial aspects concerning the characterization of low molecular weight heparins (LMWHs). As the most commonly used method for...

This study explores the molecular structuring of salmon gelatin (SG) with controlled molecular weight produced from salmon skin, and its relationship with its thermal and rheological properties. SG was produced under different pH conditions to produc...

Asphalt aging is one of the main causes of asphalt pavement cracking, loosening and other issues. On a macro level, the asphalt hardens and becomes more brittle, while on a micro level, the chemical composition and molecular weight distribution chang...

The molecular weight (MW) of regenerated silk fibroin (RSF) decreases during degumming and dissolving processes. Although MW and the MW distribution generally affect polymer material processability and properties, few reports have described studies e...

Acetaldehyde is a typical toxic substance of the petrochemical industry. Dissolved organic carbon (DOC) plays an important role in wastewater treatment. Therefore, the molecular weight, hydrophilicity, and chemical composition of DOC in acetaldehyde...

This present work investigated the influence of konjac glucomannan (KGM) enzymatic hydrolysates on the textural properties, microstructure, and water distribution of surimi gel from grass carp (Ctenopharyngodon idellus). The molecular weight (M_w) of...

Xanthan is an important polysaccharide with many beneficial properties. Sulfated xanthan derivatives have anticoagulant and antithrombotic activity. This work proposes a new method for the synthesis of xanthan sulfates using sulfamic acid. Various N-...

Vanadium complexes bearing naphthalene-bridged nitrogen-sulfonate ligand ([ê²(N,O)-8-(PhN)-1-naphthalenesulfonato]VOCl (1a) and [ê²(N,O)-8-(PhN)-1-naphthalenesulfonato]VCl₂ (1b)) were synthesized. Activated by ethylaluminium sesquichloride (EASC) and...

Highly branched poly(β-amino ester) (HPAE) has become one of the most promising non-viral gene delivery vector candidates. When compared to other gene delivery vectors, HPAE has a broad molecular weight distribution (MWD). Despite significant ef...

In this paper, we developed a reactive molecular dynamics (RMD) scheme to simulate the Self-Stable Precipitation (SP) polymerization of 1-pentene and cyclopentene (C5) with maleic anhydride (MAn) in an all-atom resolution. We studied the chain propag...

Tamarind seed polysaccharide (TSP) is a neutral water-soluble galactoxyloglucan isolated from the seed kernel of Tamarindus indica with average molecular weight (Mw) 600–800 kDa. The high viscosity of TSP slows solubilisation, and the absence o...

Homo- and copolymers of propylene and 1-decene were synthesized by controlled chain-walking (co)polymerization using phenyl substituted α-diimine nickel complexes activated with modified methylaluminoxane (MMAO). This catalytic system was found...

Composites based on polylactide (PLA) and hydroxyapatite (HA) were prepared using a thermally induced phase separation method. In the experimental design, the PLA with low weight-average molar mass (M_w) and high M_w were tested with the inclusion of H...

Here we report the controlled synthesis of alternating copolymers by reversible addition-fragmentation chain transfer (RAFT) polymerization of hydroxy-functionalized vinyl ether (DEGV) and ethylmaleimide (EtMI) using dithiocarbonate derivative (CPDB)...

Unsymmetrical 11-phenyl-1,2,3,7,8,9,10-heptahydrocyclohepta[b]quinoline-4,6-dione, incorporating a para-phenyl substituted pyridine unit fused by both 6- and 7-membered carbocyclic rings, has been prepared on the gram-scale via a multi-step procedure...

The transition of soils into fallow state has a significant impact on the accumulation and transformation of soil organic matter (SOM). However, the issue of SOM transformation as a result of soil transition to fallow state in cryolithozone condition...

A complexed initiating system AlCl₃·phenetole/TiCl₄·H₂O was prepared by simply compounding AlCl₃/phenetole and TiCl₄/H₂O and used for cationic polymerization of isobutylene. It was found AlCl₃·phenetole/TiCl₄·H₂O exhibited...

Emulsion polymerization process provides a unique polymerization locus that has a confined tiny space with a higher polymer concentration, compared with the corresponding bulk polymerization, especially for the ab initio emulsion polymerization. Assu...

A novel binary homogeneous catalyst system based on (I): rac-Me₂Si(2-Me-4-PhIn)₂ZrCl₂ and (II): (2-PhIn)₂ZrCl₂ catalysts at various molar ratios was utilized for the synthesis of polypropylene (PP) reactor blends with bimodal molecular weight distrib...

A new data mining approach as a short cut method is given for the determination of the copolymer composition from mass spectra. Our method simplifies the copolymer mass spectra by reduction of the number of mass peaks. The proposed procedure, namely...

The impact of konjac glucomannan (KGM) with different molecular weight (Mw) on the retrogradation properties of pea starch, such as color, viscoelasticity, gel strength, water holding capacity (WHC), moisture distribution and crystallinity, was inves...

Hydroxy-functional poly(propenyl ether)s are promising thermoresponsive materials; here we establish a controlled synthesis via living cationic polymerization of silyl-protected monomers. Among the silyl protecting groups examined, only tert-butyldip...

The present investigation involves the coordinative chain transfer polymerization (CCTP) of biobased terpenes in order to obtain sustainable polymers from myrcene (My) and farnesene (Fa), using the ternary Ziegler–Natta catalyst system comprisi...

The ring-opening polymerization of l-lactic acid O-carboxyanhydrides was initiated by triisopropoxyneodymium in toluene-THF mixtures. Typically, high yields and relatively high molecular weight PLAs were obtained within 4 h at 25 °C. The reaction was...

The effects of Celluclast 1.5L concentration on the physicochemical characterization of gold kiwifruit pectin was evaluated. Varying the enzyme concentration affected the pectin yield and pectin physicochemical properties. The viscosity of extracted...

Six hull-less barley cultivars widely grown in China were roller-milled to produce bran, shorts and flour fractions. The distribution and molecular characteristics of β-glucans from the three roller-milled fractions were investigated. The β-glucan co...

We synthesized a series of copolybenzamides (PBA) through chain-growth condensation polymerization (CGCP) of 4-(octylamino)benzoate (M4OB) and methyl 3-(4-(octyloxy)benzylamino) benzoate (M3OOB) co-monomers. Well-defined copolybenzamides with close t...

The extraction and characterization of defined and carboxyl-rich oligomeric lignin fragments with narrow molecular weight distribution is presented herein. With regard to the well-known pulp bleaching process, oxidative lignin depolymerization was in...

This article presents, for the first time, the results of applying the rheological technique to measure the molecular weights (Mw) and their distributions (MwD) of highly hierarchical biomolecules, such as non-hydrolyzed collagen gels. Due to the hig...

Due to their inherent ability to swell in the presence of aqueous solutions, hydrogels offer a means for the delivery of therapeutic agents in a range of applications. In the context of designing functional tissue-engineering scaffolds, their role in...

It is widely rec ognized that chitin and chitosan are potential sources of bioactive materials and that their oligosaccharides reveal various biological activities (including antimicrobial) that are correlated with their structures and physicochemica...

This research was to explore the distribution and some molecular characterization of arabinoxylan in wheat beer (B), beer foam (BF) and defoamed beer (DB) because of the crucial influences of arabinoxylan on wheat beer and its foam. The purified arab...

In rivers, the distribution and reactivity of heavy metals (HMs) are affected by their binding affinity with sediment dissolved organic matter (DOM) and particulate organic matter (POM). The HM-OM binding affinity affected by the interaction between...

Arabinoxylan (AX) is a major dietary fibre component found in a variety of cereals. Numerous health benefits of arabinoxylans have been reported to be associated with their solubility and molecular features. The current study reports the development...

Highly crystallized polylactic acid (PLA) is suitable for industrial applications due to its stiffness, heat resistance, and dimensional stability. However, crystal lamellae in PLA products might delay PLA decomposition in the environment. This study...

Arabinoxylans (AX) are polysaccharides with antioxidant activity and emulsifying properties, which make them an attractive alternative for its potential application as a natural antioxidant in oils. Therefore, this work aimed to investigate the effec...

Data are presented on the activity of supported vanadium-magnesium catalysts (VMCs) with different vanadium content in ethylene polymerization and the molecular weight characteristics of the produced polyethylene. The VC1 catalyst, with a very low va...

This review describes the most common methods for recovery of chitin from marine organisms. In depth, both enzymatic and chemical treatments for the step of deproteinization are compared, as well as different conditions for demineralization. The cond...

Quantitative structure–property relationship (QSPR) modeling is performed to investigate the role of cycloalkyl-fused rings on the catalytic performance of 46 aryliminopyridyl nickel precatalysts. The catalytic activities for nickel complexes in ethy...

A polysaccharide from Gastrodia elata (named GEP-1) was isolated with a DEAE-52 column and Sephadex G-100 column. The structural characteristics showed that GEP-1 was mainly composed of glucose (92.04%), galactose (4.79%) and arabinose (2.19%) with a...

The effects of amino acid-involved Maillard reactions (MRs) on the structure and activities of longan pulp polysaccharides (LPs), which were heteropolysaccharides mainly composed of glucose, galactose, mannose, rhamnose, glucuronic acid, ribose, and...

The bark of Norway spruce (Picea abies) contains up to 13% pectins that can be extracted by pressurized hot water, which constitute a valuable renewable resource in second-generation lignocellulosic biorefineries. This article proposes, for the first...

With the burgeoning interest in hyaluronic acid (HA) in recent years, hyaluronidases (HYALs) have come to light for their role in regulating catabolism of HA and its molecular weight (MW) distribution in various tissues. Of the six hyaluronidase-like...

Whereas the cationic homopolymerization of β-pinene and isobutene (IB) have been extensively studied, their copolymerization is still very scarce, and the conditions under which copolymerization can occur are limited to extremely low temperature...

Propene polymerization with isotactic (iso)-specific C₂-symmetric rac-Me₂Si(2-Me-Benz(e)-Ind)₂ZrCl₂ (1) and rac-Me₂Si(2-Me-4-Ph-1-Ind)₂ZrCl₂ (2) were conducted under various conditions for achieving iso-specific living polymerization of propene. When...

Starch nanoparticles (SNPs) have unique attributes that make them suitable for specific applications. In this study, we assessed the optimum conditions for the fabrication of SNPs from the rice starches of low- (TCSG2) and medium-amylose rice lines (...

Enteral nutrition (EN) and foods for special medical purposes (FSMPs) can be used to meet the specific nutritional needs of patients. There are multiple types of EN products and nutritionally complete FSMPs on the market. The peptides in these produc...