Smita Singh*, Gautam Sen, Praveen Surin and Sumanta K Sengupta

Department of Chemistry, Gossner College, Ranchi, India

*Corresponding Author: Smita Singh, Department of Chemistry, Gossner College, Ranchi, India.

Received: April 28, 2025 Published: May 23, 2025

Abstract

The planet’s environmental concerns- human health and sustainable economical issues triggered the development of nontoxic, degradable, eco-friendly polymeric materials. Thus, for the last few decades, development of advanced materials with tailor-made properties has been an advanced area of research. The biopolymers originated from plant sources are lignin, cellulose, hemicelluloses, Guar gum, Tragacanth gum, Locust bean gum, Xylan gum, Gum Arabic, etc. The desired properties can be easily accessible through structural modification. These materials so developed possess hybrid properties which find huge applications.

Keywords: Guar gum, Tragacanth gum, Locust bean gum, Xylan gum, Gum Arabic

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Citation

Citation: Smita Singh. “Chemical Modification of Polymers Obtained from Plant Sources". Acta Scientific Agriculture 9.6 (2025): 29-32.

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Copyright: © 2025 Smita Singh. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.