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Reactivity of cotton after treatment in alkaline and acid swelling agents
Author(s) -
Warwicker J. O.,
Clayton J. W.
Publication year - 1969
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/app.1969.070130518
Subject(s) - swelling , reactivity (psychology) , chemistry , polymer chemistry , materials science , composite material , medicine , pathology , alternative medicine
The reactivity of scoured Acala 4‐42 cotton before and after treatment with alkaline and acid swelling agents has been assessed by a number of methods. It is shown that the reactivity depends more on the type of swelling, whether it is interfibrillar or intrafibrillar, than on the degree of swelling achieved. Furthermore, the reactivity of the treated cotton depends on whether the reaction is carried out in a nonswelling or a swelling medium. Thus high intrafibrillar swelling can lead to a loss in reactivity of the treated cotton if the subsequent reaction takes place in a medium incapable of swelling the treated cotton, on the other hand, interfibrillar swelling can lead to an increase in reactivity in the same reaction mixture.