Interaction between –OH groups of methylcellulose and solvent in NaOH/urea aqueous system at low temperature

Inclusion Complex Formation of Cellulose

Inclusion Complex Formation of Cellulose in NaOH–Thiourea Aqueous System at Low Temperature

✍ Ang Lue; Lina Zhang; Dong Ruan 📂 Article 📅 2007 🏛 John Wiley and Sons 🌐 English ⚖ 425 KB

## Abstract It is puzzling that cellulose could be dissolved rapidly in 9.5 wt.‐% NaOH/4.5 wt.‐% thiourea aqueous solution pre‐cooled to −5 °C, but it could not be dissolved in the same solvent mixture without prior cooling. To understand this phenomenon, changes in the structure and properties of