Starch surfactants, modification

As displayed in Table 1, the highest incorporation of starch nanopartides within reverse micelles was found by using the AOT/isooctane microemulsion system. Based on these results, the AOT/isooctane system was used to prepare surfactant coated starch nanopartides. To isolate the AOT-coated starch nanopartides, the isooctane was removed under reduced pressure. Previous studies in our laboratory showed that toluene was a preferred organic medium in which to perform Novozyme 435 catalyzed transesterification reactions(29). Hence, the AOT-coated starch nanospheres were solubilized in toluene and evaluated for modification reactions. 

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