Premium
SENSITIZED PHOTODEGRADATION OF CELLULOSE AND CELLULOSIC WASTES
Author(s) -
Eskins K.,
Bucher B. L.,
Sloneker J. H.
Publication year - 1973
Publication title -
photochemistry and photobiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.818
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1751-1097
pISSN - 0031-8655
DOI - 10.1111/j.1751-1097.1973.tb06411.x
Subject(s) - photodegradation , cellulose , methylene blue , degradation (telecommunications) , anthraquinone , chemistry , scanning electron microscope , cellulosic ethanol , ultimate tensile strength , pulp and paper industry , chemical engineering , materials science , nuclear chemistry , organic chemistry , composite material , photocatalysis , catalysis , telecommunications , computer science , engineering
— The photodegradation of cellulose and cellulose–containing waste sensitized by a variety of dyes was measured by means of viscosity, tensile strength, and scanning electron microscopy. Anthraquinone‐2‐sulfonate and proflavin dihydrochloride were both more effective than either rose bengal or methylene blue for degradation. Samples degraded by these dyes were similar in appearance to enzyme‐degraded ones, but were less susceptible to further degradative action by enzymes.