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The effect of sodium hydroxide on crystallite orientation measurements in cotton fibers
Author(s) -
Hebert Jacques J.,
Muller Linda L.,
Schmidt Richard J.,
Rollins Mary L.
Publication year - 1973
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.1973.070170221
Subject(s) - crystallite , sodium hydroxide , swelling , sodium , materials science , composite material , chemical engineering , chemistry , organic chemistry , metallurgy , engineering
The crystallite reorientation brought about by the swelling of cotton with sodium hydroxide solution (NaOH) has been investigated. The degree of reorientation as indicated by the decreased value of x‐ray angle may arise from deconvoluting and not necessarily from a change in orientation of the crystallites within the fibrillar structure.