The kinetics of cotton cellulose depolymerization by the brown rot fungus Postia placenta and the white rot fungus Phanerochaete chrysosporium were investigated with solid-state cultures. The degree of polymerization (DP; the average number of glucosyl residues per cellulose molecule) of cellulose removed from soil-block cultures during degradation by P. placenta was first determined viscosimet...

Chitosan is prepared by the deacetylation of chitin, the second-most abundant biopolymer in nature, and has applicability in the removal of dyes, heavy metals and radioactive waste for pollution control. In weight-reduction remedies, chitosan is used to form hydrogels with lipids and to depress the intestinal absorption of lipids. In this study, an experimental method was implemented to simulat...

Cellulose fibers were converted into a valuable cellulose derivative, which is easily marketable with additional values. Alkali cellulose and carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC) is the most important cellulose derivatives. Alpha-cellulose was furnished as raw material for production of CMC, which is obtained from short cotton fibers, then purified. Alpha-cellulose is available in the international ma...

Here, a stable derivative of cellulose, called cellulose carbamate (CC), was produced from Kenaf (Hibiscus cannabinus) core pulp (KCP) and urea with the aid of a hydrothermal method. Further investigation was carried out for the amount of nitrogen yielded in CC as different urea concentrations were applied to react with cellulose. The effect of nitrogen concentration of CC on its solubility in ...

A cellulose derivative substance called acetate is frequently used in the manufacturing of photographic film, fiber, membranes, and bioplastics. However, availability sources for acetate's raw material does not support this demand. Paper waste has a high content. Therefore, aim research to synthesize from α-cellulose paper. In order separate alpha paper study, delignification process with NaOH ...

Chromatographic separation of several sets of aromatic position isomers on three cellulose- and one amylose-based chiral stationary phases was performed to evaluate the potential of a polysaccharide-based chiral stationary phase (CSP) in the separation of isomeric or closely similar molecules, and to understand the interaction mechanism of this type of CSP with analytes. Their ability of molecu...

Carboxymethyl cellulose [C6H7O(OH)3x(OCH2COOH)x]n is a derivative of the regenerated cellulose [C6H10O5]n with hydroxy-acetic acid (hydroxy ethanoic acid) CH2(OH)COOH or sodium monochloroacetate ClCH2COONa. The CMC backbone consist of D-glucose residues linked by -1,4-linkage. The molecular mass of one glucose unit in CMC chain is mCMC = 146.14 + 75.04x, where x  3 is the degree of substitu...

Spinning of cellulosic fibers requires the prior dissolution cellulose. 3-Alkyl-1-methylimidazolium ionic liquids have proven to be suitable solvents for that purpose, but degradation cellulose in spinning dope can severe. Suitable stabilizers are therefore required prevent degradation, do not adversely affect spinnability or long-term yellowing behavior fibers. A group twelve renewables-based ...