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Cellulose has been modified by hydrolysis followed by oxidation with chlorous acid to produce gluconic carboxyl groups, which can form only δ‐lactones. A method has been described for reducing these gluconic acid groups by sodium borohydride into alcoholic groups. Iodometric and alkalimetric methods were used for estimating the carboxyl value of various chemically modified samples.
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Shenai et al. (1972) studied this question.
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