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Statistical evaluation of the changes in cellulose properties caused by the stepwise solvent exchange and esterification

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The objective of the research was to empirically confirm the changes in cellulose reactivity caused by the pre-treatment with solvents of different polarity. Therefore, 5 solvents varying in their polar component of surface tension from 0 to 4.6 mN/m were chosen. Their impact on the biopolymer properties was carefully analysed concerning chemical structure, crystallinity and surface characteristics. It was revealed that the length of 6OH⋯O3′ intermolecular H-bonds increased upon each solvent-exchange from (0.2748 ± 0.0001) nm to approx. 0.2760 nm for non-polar solvents, hence, potentially affecting cellulose structure and availability of active centres capable of reaction. As a consequence of structural variations, dioxane- and toluene-exchanged cellulose exhibited, respectively, the lowest (around 0.6 mJ/m2) and the highest (approx. 3.1 mJ/m2) polar component of surface free energy. Therefore, these samples were esterified. Further investigation successfully confirmed expected differences. Toluene-exchanged sample exhibited degree of substitution oscillating around 20%, while dioxane-exchanged specimen – approx. 7%.

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Category:
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Type:
artykuły w czasopismach
Published in:
INDUSTRIAL CROPS AND PRODUCTS no. 203,
ISSN: 0926-6690
Language:
English
Publication year:
2023
Bibliographic description:
Cichosz S., Dems-Rudnicka K., Łapiński M., Jastrzębska A., Masek A.: Statistical evaluation of the changes in cellulose properties caused by the stepwise solvent exchange and esterification// INDUSTRIAL CROPS AND PRODUCTS -Vol. 203, (2023), s.117118-
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Digital Object Identifier (open in new tab) 10.1016/j.indcrop.2023.117118
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Gdańsk University of Technology

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