Cottons tertiary amines

The presence of sulphonic and carboxylic groups enables the iron ions to be in the vicinity of the cellulose backbone chain. In this case, the radicals formed can easily attack the cellulose chain leading to the formation of a cellulose macroradical. Grafting of methyl methacrylate on tertiary aminized cotton using the bi-sulphite-hydrogen peroxide redox system was also investigated [58]. 

Lewis and Yang (1992) studied the process of propionate production from lactose by P. acidipropionici ATCC 4875 immobilized on surgical cotton fiber placed in the bioreactor. The productivity was increased by almost 100% by the continuous selective extraction of propionic acid with a tertiary amine solution (40% alamine in 2-octanol). Propionic acid was isolated and the extractant regenerated by adding small amounts of IN NaOH solution, A concentrated propionate salt was obtained as the final product. 

N-McLhylmorpholine-N-oxidc monohydrate, a tertiary, aliphatic amine N-oxide, is able to dissolve cellulose directly, i.e. without chemical derivatization, which is used on an industrial scale as the basis of the Lyocell process [ 1, 2], This technology only requires a comparatively low number of process steps compared for instance to traditional viscose production. Cellulose material - mainly fibers - are directly obtained from the cellulose solution in NMMO no chemical derivatization, such as alkalization and xanthation for rayon fibers, is required [3]. The main advantage of the Lyocell process lies in its environmental compatibility very few process chemicals are applied, and in the idealized case NMMO and water are completely recycled, which is also an important economic factor. Even in industrial production systems NMMO recovery is greater than 99%. Thus, compared with cotton and viscose the Lyocell process pertains a significantly lower specific environmental challenge [4]. Today, Lyocell fibers are produced on an industrial scale, and other cellulosic products, such as films, beads, membranes and filaments, are also currently being developed or are already produced commercially. 

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