Research Article

Characterization of Native and Graft Copolymerized Albizia Gums and Their Application as a Flocculant

Table 3

The effect of temperature on the solubility of native (ASN) and graft copolymerized (ASG) Albizia saman gums and native (AGN) and graft copolymerized (AGG) Albizia glaberrima gums over time.

GumTime (min)Temperature
40°C50°C60°C70°C80°C

ASN06.225 ± 0.0406.175 ± 0.0406.175 ± 0.046.100 ± 0.076.050 ± 0.07
ASG05.775 ± 0.0405.424 ± 0.0405.775 ± 0.045.750 ± 0.075.630 ± 0.15
AGN05.900 ± 0.0705.850 ± 0.0705.875 ± 0.045.875 ± 0.005.875 ± 0.04
AGG04.525 ± 0.0404.425 ± 0.0404.525 ± 0.044.575 ± 0.114.225 ± 0.04
ASN306.200 ± 0.0006.300 ± 0.0707.075 ± 0.047.300 ± 0.078.325 ± 0.11
ASG306.075 ± 0.1106.100 ± 0.0706.125 ± 0.046.075 ± 0.047.075 ± 0.04
AGN306.650 ± 0.0707.050 ± 0.0007.025 ± 0.047.600 ± 0.077.025 ± 0.04
AGG305.075 ± 0.0405.075 ± 0.0405.500 ± 0.075.525 ± 0.045.825 ± 0.04
ASN606.225 ± 0.0406.625 ± 0.047.375 ± 0.048.125 ± 0.048.925 ± 0.11
ASG606.575 ± 0.0406.775 ± 0.047.100 ± 0.007.575 ± 0.048.275 ± 0.04
AGN607.025 ± 0.0407.475 ± 0.048.100 ± 0.078.025 ± 0.118.100 ± 0.07
AGG606.050 ± 0.0706.525 ± 0.116.625 ± 0.117.775 ± 0.048.100 ± 0.07
ASN906.575 ± 0.1107.475 ± 0.048.100 ± 0.078.950 ± 0.079.475 ± 0.04
ASG906.900 ± 0.1407.500 ± 0.007.800 ± 0.008.100 ± 0.078.550 ± 0.07
AGN907.800 ± 0.0007.950 ± 0.078.325 ± 0.188.200 ± 0.078.325 ± 0.18
AGG907.825 ± 0.0407.075 ± 0.047.500 ± 0.148.100 ± 0.078.275 ± 0.04
ASN1207.025 ± 0.0407.975 ± 0.048.975 ± 0.049.175 ± 0.119.250 ± 0.35
ASG1207.775 ± 0.0408.075 ± 0.048.300 ± 0.078.575 ± 0.049.200 ± 0.07
AGN1208.050 ± 0.0708.300 ± 0.008.525 ± 0.048.550 ± 0.078.525 ± 0.04
AGG1207.475 ± 0.0408.175 ± 0.048.075 ± 0.048.450 ± 0.048.425 ± 0.04
ASN1507.575 ± 0.0408.025 ± 0.049.075 ± 0.049.300 ± 0.219.525 ± 0.04
ASG1508.525 ± 0.0409.075 ± 0.049.525 ± 0.049.075 ± 0.049.350 ± 0.04
AGN1508.375 ± 0.0408.450 ± 0.008.775 ± 0.328.770 ± 0.148.775 ± 0.32
AGG1507.975 ± 0.0408.450 ± 0.078.575 ± 0.008.770 ± 0.148.670 ± 0.11