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Solubility of bacterial cellulose and its structural properties
Author(s) -
Łaskiewicz B.
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
journal of applied polymer science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.575
H-Index - 166
eISSN - 1097-4628
pISSN - 0021-8995
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1097-4628(19980314)67:11<1871::aid-app5>3.0.co;2-i
Subject(s) - cellulose , degree of polymerization , solubility , polymerization , bacterial cellulose , aqueous solution , spinning , solvent , polymer chemistry , chemistry , chemical engineering , fiber , materials science , cellulose fiber , polymer science , polymer , organic chemistry , engineering
Based on experiments conducted, it has been found that bacterial cellulose, like spruce cellulose, is soluble in an aqueous NaOH solution with the concentration of 8.5% at a temperature of −5°C if the polymerization degree of the cellulose does not exceed 400. When 1% of urea is added to the NaOH solution, the solubility of cellulose increases; and, in this solvent, bacterial cellulose may be dissolved so long as its polymerization degree is below 560. The results of these experiments are of great practical importance since they point to the possibility of the preparation of cellulose spinning solutions suitable for fiber formation. © 1998 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci 67:1871–1876, 1998