Guar Gum Synthesis Lab Report

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Synthesis of novel film of poly vinyl alcohol modified guar gum with tamarind seed kernel powder and its characterization
Shruti Panwar* and Sangeeta Loonker
Department of Chemistry,Jai Narain Vyas University, Jodhpur (Rajasthan),-342001, India.
Email: shrutipanwar31@gmail.com *, sangeetag@hotmail.com

Abstract: A thin film of guar gum modified with polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) was prepared with tamarind seed kernel powder (TKP) by condensation polymerization method. In this method a redox pair of ascorbic acid and potassium persulphate was used. This initiate the reaction and poly vinyl alcohol grafted over guar gum. TKP was added by changing temperature and a thin film was prepared. Characteristics of newly synthesized film was determined by …show more content…

Tamarind seed kernel powder, Ethanol, Methanol, sodium hydroxide (1%), ammonium hydroxide (5N) were used.
2.2 Method
2.2.1 Synthesis of poly vinyl alcohol (PVA) grafted (-g-) guar gum
For the grafting process, guar gum(2gm) equal amount of ascorbic acid and PVA were added in 250ml of distil water. The mixture was heated at 35͘͘͘͘.c for 30 minutes and then potassium persulphate13 was added as initiator. Allowed this mixture to rest for one hour for grafting. Now pour this mixture into large quantity of dimethyl formamide(DMF) to separate PVA-g-guar gum from the solution and wash with DMF.
2.2.2 Saponification of PVA-g- guar gum
The grafted guar gum was saponified with 1% solution of sodium hydroxide and heated to the boiling for for one hour. This saponified guar gum separated with the help of methanol and washed with ethanol.14
2.2.3 Preparation of TKP composite with PVA-g-guar gum
Saponified guar gums dissolved in distil water and 10ml ethanol. In another beaker TKP dissolved in 5N ammonium hydroxide. Mix both the mixture and stirred at room temperature for 18-20 hours. Mixture was heated at different temperature (30-100͘͘͘.c) so that mixture became viscous. Then the film was prepared and dried …show more content…

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