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Depolymerization during nitroxide‐mediated oxidation of native cellulose
Author(s) -
Milichovsky Miloslav,
Sopuch Tomáš,
Richter Jaroslav
Publication year - 2007
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.24540
Subject(s) - depolymerization , cellulose , kinetics , nitroxide mediated radical polymerization , reactivity (psychology) , polymer chemistry , intrinsic viscosity , polymerization , degree of polymerization , chemistry , viscosity , materials science , chemical engineering , organic chemistry , radical polymerization , polymer , composite material , medicine , physics , alternative medicine , pathology , quantum mechanics , engineering
The kinetics and mechanism of depolymerization during nitroxide‐mediated oxidation of native cellulose has been studied under various conditions. The physical heterogeneity of the native cellulose and its complicated hypermolecular and supramolecular structure exerts a remarkable influence on the kinetics of oxidation and depolymerization. A strong influence of external tension applied on cellulose gauze reactivity during its oxidation has been proven, which is caused by its complicated hypermolecular structure. Celluloronic acids were obtained by the application of external tension during selective oxidation of native cellulose textiles. The cellouronic acids contained the higher amount of carboxyl groups but they also had a lower intrinsic viscosity, i.e., the average degree of polymerization (DP). The mathematical model—so‐called DP‐peeling off model—has been derived to describe the kinetics of cellulose depolymerization based on experimental data obtained. © 2007 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci, 2007