<i>In situ</i> monitoring of cellulose etherification in solution: probing the impact of solvent composition on the synthesis of 3-allyloxy-2-hydroxypropyl-cellulose in aqueous hydroxide systems
Shirin Naserifar, Petrus F. Kuijpers, Sylwia Wojno, Roland Kádár, Diana Bernin, Merima Hasani
Abstract
Cellulose etherification can be affected by tuning the solvent composition as indicated by monitoring the reaction using in situ IR spectroscopy and rheology measurements together with NMR characterisation.
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CelluloseIn situSolventAqueous solutionComposition (language)HydroxideChemistryChemical engineeringOrganic chemistryPolymer chemistryLinguisticsPhilosophyEngineeringAdvanced Cellulose Research StudiesLignin and Wood ChemistryBiofuel production and bioconversion