FOOD SCIENCE ›› 2004, Vol. 25 ›› Issue (10): 133-138.

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Synthesis and Research of Chitosan Tartrate Complexes

 ZHAO  Xi-Rong, XIA  Wen-Shui   

  1. 1.School of Food Science and Technology,Southern Yangtze University;2.Department of Food Engineering,Huaiyin Institute of Technology
  • Online:2004-10-15 Published:2011-10-24

Abstract: Under certain conditions, chitosan reacts with tartaric acid to form chitosan tartrate complex.Experiment resultsshowed the content of tartaric acid in the complex can be correctly determined by potentiometer titration.The more tartaric acidis used during the process,the more the content of tartaric acid in the complex is.The viscosities of complexs are more than thatof chitosan itself,and as the content of tartaric acid increases,the viscose of complex increases.

Key words: Chitosan, tartaric acid, chitosan-tartrate complextion