FTIR SPECTROSCOPIC STUDIES ON THE HETEROGENEOUS TRANSFORMATION OF CELLULOSE-I INTO CELLULOSE-II

Authors
FENGEL D STROBEL C
Citation
D. Fengel et C. Strobel, FTIR SPECTROSCOPIC STUDIES ON THE HETEROGENEOUS TRANSFORMATION OF CELLULOSE-I INTO CELLULOSE-II, Acta polymerica, 45(4), 1994, pp. 319-324
Citations number
27
Categorie Soggetti
Polymer Sciences
Journal title
Acta polymerica → ACNP
ISSN journal
03237648
Volume
45
Issue
4
Year of publication
1994
Pages
319 - 324
Database
ISI
SICI code
0323-7648(1994)45:4<319:FSSOTH>2.0.ZU;2-4
Abstract
The heterogeneous transformation of cellulose I into cellulose II via Na-cellulose I was performed by an alkali treatment of cotton linters followed by stepwise washing.Two experimental series were carried out, one with NaOH/H2O and the other with NaOD/D2O. Changes in the cellulo se structure were studied by FTIR spectroscopy. Various reactions such as the inclusion of alkali and water in the cellulose lattice, splitt ing and new formation of inter- and intramolecular hydrogen bonds are discussed regarding the absorbance variations and wavenumber shifts of several bands.