Table 2.
Parameters of chitosan hydrolysis by gamma radiation.
| Reference | Chitosan | Solvent | Solvent Concentration | Radiation Doses (kGy) | Rate (kGy/h) | Mw (kDa) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| [7] | - | (NH4)2S2O8 or K2S2O8 or H2O2 | 10% | 20 to 200 | 6.7 | 130–3000 |
| [8] | dry/wet/solution | wet (H2O)/solution (CH3COOH/H2O2) | 1% | 15 to150 | 1.02 | 10–180 |
| [11] | 2% | CH3COOH | 1% | 25 to 100 | - | 82.2–337.73 |
| [20] | 1:6 (chitosan:water) | H2O2 | 1–5% | 6 | - | 8–14 |
| [28] | 2% | CH3COOH | 1% | 2, 10 and 20 | 3.35 | 2.1–35.2 |
| [29] | 5% | CH3COOH/H2O2 | 0.2 M/1% | 0 to 150 | 3 | 6–100 |
| [40] | 5% | C3H6O3/H2O2 | 3%/1% | 4 to 16 | 1.33 | 2.7–8.6 |
| [41] | 2% | CH3COOH | 2% | 2 to 200 | - | - |
| [42] | 20% | H2O2 | 2%, 10%, and 30% | 10 to 100 | 10 | 1–300 |
| [43] | 0.1–2% | CH3COOH | 0.1 M | 0.5 to 200 | 10 | 0.97–67 |