Gallic acid was grafted onto inulin by the H2O2/ascorbic acid redox pair (H2O2/AA).
The highest grafting rate (30.4 mg GA eq/g IGA) was obtained at 9 M of H2O2/AA.
The reaction efficiency is related to both components of the H2O2/AA redox pair.
The EPR study showed that the radical in the inulin is formed on a carbon atom.
Covalent bond between gallic acid and inulin occurred at the methyl group.