Molecular of cellulose

Streptomycin, chemistry of, 3, 337-384 Structural chemistry, of fungal polysaccharides, 23, 367-417 of the hemicelluloses, 14, 429-468 Structure, molecular, of cellulose, 19, 219-246 of dextran, 15, 341-369 of glycogens, 12, 261-298 of polysaccharide gels and networks,... 

Interpret the slope and intercept values of the line in Fig. 10.12 in terms of the molecular weight and radius of gyration of cellulose nitrate in this solution. At 436 nm the refractive index of acetone is 1.359. 

Benoit et al.f prepared a mixture of two different fractions of cellulose nitrate and determined the molecular weight of the mixture by light scattering. The mixture was 25.8% by weight fraction A and 74.2% fraction B, where the individual fractions have the following properties ... 

Sodium carboxymethyl cellulose [9004-32-4] (CMC) and hydroxyethyl cellulose [9004-62-0] (HEC) are the ceUulosics most widely used in drilling fluids (43). CMC is manufactured by carboxymethylation of cellulose which changes the water-insoluble cellulose into the water-soluble CMC (44). Hydroxyethyl cellulose and carboxymethyl hydroxyethyl cellulose (CMHEC) are made by a similar process. The viscosity grade of the material is determined by the degree of substitution and the molecular weight of the finished product. 

The common commercial products are the primary (triacetate) and the secondary (acetone-soluble, ca 39.5% acetyl, 2.45 DS) acetates they are odorless, tasteless, and nontoxic. Their properties depend on the combined acetic acid content (acetyl, see Table 1 and Figure 4) and molecular weight. Solubihty characteristics of cellulose acetates with various acetyl contents are given in Table 4. 

The author is unaware of any commerical polymers that are specifically designed to degrade oxidatively, although oxidation may be involved in association with hydrolytic and biological degradation. It may be of interest to note that before World War II products known as rubbones were produced by degrading natural rubber with cobalt linoleate in the presence of cellulosic materials to produce low molecular weight, fluid oxidised natural rubber (Section 30.4). 

Nitrocellulose, of the resins used in these end uses and in car refinishing, is the nitrate ester of cellulose. The structure is linear and a wide range of (high) molecular weights is available as well as various degrees of nitration ... 

The molecular structure of cellulose, unlike that of starch, allows for strong hydrogen bonding between polymer chains. This results in the formation of strong water-resistant fibers such as those found in cotton, which is 98% cellulose. Cotton actually has a tensile strength greater than that of steel. The major industrial source of cellulose is wood ( 50% cellulose). 

It is evident that the solid-state NMR data combined with vibration spectra call for a reasessment of earlier views of cellulose I and II. Furthermore, earlier interpretations of diffractometric data that ignore differences in molecular conformations will, according to Atalla 191 be insensitive to subtle structural variations which are central to the phenomena of polymorphy and so clearly indicated by the NMR... 

Fig. 2 Schematic representation of cellulose structures in solution Part A shows the fringed micellar structure. Parts B and C show possible chain conformations of celluloses of different DP. For high molecular weight cellulose, C, intra-molecular hydrogen bonding is possible...

Some comments are worth mentioning with regard to determination of the molecular weight of celluloses dissolved in these solvent systems ... 

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