FTIR, ascorbic acid analyses, and ICP-AES analyses confirmed that the phosphate groups were successfully grafted to the xylan backbone. The thermal stability of xylan was reduced through phosphorylation. The phosphorylated xylan was used as a flocculant, and the results confirmed that 96.5% of the ...
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