The oxidation of starch with alkaline hypochlorite.

Abstract

The oxidation of starch and cellulose with alkaline hypochlorite is of considerable industrial interest. Starches oxidized with this reagent have wide application in the sizing of textile fibers and paper. Alkaline hypochlorite is also widely used in the bleaching of cellulose pulp. In this study, starch rather than cellulose was chosen, as in cellulose the factor of inaccessibility might have introduced unnecessary complications. The first object of this work was the isolation of the oxidized starch and byproducts in highest yields possible, so that most of the oxidant could be accounted for