The Lithium Chloride/Dimethylacetamide Solvent for Cellulose: A Literature Review
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1990
Department
Polymers and High Performance Materials
Abstract
Cellulose or poly(1·4)-β-D-D-glucose is the most abundant, renewable organic raw material [1]. The molocular structure (Fig. 1) consists of cellobiose repeating units which allow chain-packing by intermolecular [2] and intramolecular [3] hydrogen-bonding. Such strong interactions are responsible for excellent inherent mechanical properties, yet at the same time, interfere with efforts to process or modify the material. Only in a few instances have cellulose derivatives been exploited commercially and certainly not to the extent predicted from raw material availability and cost. Controllable, uniform derivatization has been hampered by the lack of suitable, nondegrading solvents or by a limited range of synthetic reactions within these solvents.
Publication Title
Journal of Macromolecular Science Reviews in Macromolecular Chemistry and Physics
Volume
C30
Issue
3-4
First Page
405
Last Page
440
Recommended Citation
Dawsey, T.,
McCormick, C. L.
(1990). The Lithium Chloride/Dimethylacetamide Solvent for Cellulose: A Literature Review. Journal of Macromolecular Science Reviews in Macromolecular Chemistry and Physics, C30(3-4), 405-440.
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