Title
Synthesis of 24-bis(4-sulfonate phenoxy)-6-chloro-135 triazine and its application in modification of cellulose for high glucose yield
Authors
YUANYUAN YIN XIUZHI TIAN FOQUAN WENG XUE JIANG HONGBO WANG and WEIDONG GAO

Received February 26, 2016
Published Volume 51 Issue 7-8 July-August
Keywords microcrystalline cellulose, 2,4-bis(4-sulfonate phenoxy)-6-chloro-1,3,5-triazine, hydrolysis, crystal structure, yield of reducing sugar

Abstract
A derivative of triazine, namely 2,4-bis(4-sulfonate phenoxy)-6-chloro-1,3,5-triazine (BSPCT), has been synthesized from the reaction between trichloride triazine and p-hydroxyl benzene sulfonic acid. Fourier transform infrared (FT-IR) spectra suggested the structure of BSPCT. Microcrystalline cellulose was modified with BSPCT and then hydrolyzed with 8 wt% H2SO4 at 130 oC for 5 hours. The yield of reducing sugar in the hydrolysis and the influence of the content of BSPCT in the modified cellulose were tested. The results showed that the yield of reducing sugar first increased and then decreased with increasing the content of BSPCT. A maximum yield of 12.42% was reached for 6.25% molar content of BSPCT. The probable mechanism was explained from the variation of the crystal structure of cellulose.