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Title: Probing cellulose amphiphilicity
Authors: Medronho, Bruno
Duarte, Hugo
Alves, Luis
Antunes, Filipe
Romano, Anabela
Lindman, Björn
Issue Date: 2015
Source: Medronho, B., Duarte, H., Alves, L., Antunes, F., Romano, A., & Lindman, B. (2015). Probing cellulose amphiphilicity. Nordic Pulp and Paper Research Journal, 30(1), 58-66.
Series/Report no.: Nordic pulp and paper research journal
Abstract: Cellulose dissolution and regeneration is an increasingly active research field due to the direct relevance for numerous production processes and applications. The problem is not trivial since cellulose solvents are of remarkably different nature and thus the understanding of the subtle balance between the different interactions involved becomes difficult but crucial. There is a current discussion in literature on the balance between hydrogen bonding and hydrophobic interactions in controlling the solution behavior of cellulose. This treatise attempts to review recent work highlighting the marked amphiphilic characteristics of cellulose and role of hydrophobic interactions in dissolution and regeneration. Additionally, a few examples of our own research are discussed focusing on the role of different additives in cellulose solubility. The data does support the amphiphilic behavior of cellulose, which clearly should not be neglected when developing new solvents and strategies for cellulose dissolution and regeneration.
URI: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/93730
http://hdl.handle.net/10220/38353
ISSN: 0283-2631
DOI: 10.3183/NPPRJ-2015-30-01-p058-066
Schools: School of Materials Science & Engineering 
Rights: © 2015 The Author(s). This paper was published in Nordic Pulp and Paper Research Journal and is made available as an electronic reprint (preprint) with permission of The Author(s). The published version is available at: [http://dx.doi.org/10.3183/NPPRJ-2015-30-01-p058-066]. One print or electronic copy may be made for personal use only. Systematic or multiple reproduction, distribution to multiple locations via electronic or other means, duplication of any material in this paper for a fee or for commercial purposes, or modification of the content of the paper is prohibited and is subject to penalties under law.
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