“…The triacetate is then partially hydrolyzed to the desired degree of substitution (DS). Recently several other synthetic methods have been developed for polysaccharide esterification, including the use of ionic liquids (Wu et al, 2004), superacids (Yan, Li, Qi, & Liu, 2006), and reactions involving dialkylcarbodiimide, N,N-carbonyldiimidazole, iminium chlorides, transesterification, and ring-opening esterification (Heinze, Liebert, & Koschella, 2006). Another recent development is the use of iodine as a catalyst for the esterification of cellulose and starch in the presence of acetic anhydride (Biswas, Shogren, & Willett, 2005;Biswas et al, 2007Biswas et al, , 2009.…”