Vi. Popa et al., [CU(NH3)4]2+ RETENTION ON SPRUCE WOOD BARK SPECTRAL AND THERMOGRAVIMETRIC CHARACTERIZATION, Cellulose Chemistry and Technology, 27(6), 1993, pp. 671-677
The complex ion [Cu(NH3)4]2+ was quantitatively retained by spruce woo
d bark chemically modified in the presence of formaldehyde and acid me
dia (nitric or sulfuric acid). The concentration of the above-mentione
d ion was a result of the ionic exchange, an essential role being also
played by the chemical components from wood bark, and by the transfor
mations produced by chemical treatments, as well. Spectral and thermog
ravimetric investigations offered information on both complex ion bond
ing and stability of formed bonds.