The acid-alkali titration method of determination of degree of substitution(DS) for starch acetates has been improved by using acetone as solvent instead of ethanol. The saponification time could be reduced from 48 h ...The acid-alkali titration method of determination of degree of substitution(DS) for starch acetates has been improved by using acetone as solvent instead of ethanol. The saponification time could be reduced from 48 h or 72 h(using ethanol as solvent) to 1 h with acetone as solvent, and the RSD also decreased. The method has advantages of rapidity and high accuracy.展开更多
文摘The acid-alkali titration method of determination of degree of substitution(DS) for starch acetates has been improved by using acetone as solvent instead of ethanol. The saponification time could be reduced from 48 h or 72 h(using ethanol as solvent) to 1 h with acetone as solvent, and the RSD also decreased. The method has advantages of rapidity and high accuracy.