Overview

The book will give an overview of the current state-of-the-art concerning the activation and dissolution of cellulose in a broad variety of solvents. Research on this topic can lead to new pathways for the utilization of the most abundant terrestrial biomolecule and may therefore be the basis for new green strategies towards advanced materials. Leading scientists in the field show different conceptions for the solubilization of cellulose. The long history and groundbreaking developments in the field of polymer chemistry, which are related to this subject, have lead to timely alternatives to already established methods. In addition to discussing attempts for the optimization of known dissolving procedures, this book also details new solvent systems. New solvents include inorganic and organic salt melts (ionic liquids), new aqueous media, multi-component organic solvents and the dissolution under partial derivatization of the polysaccharide. The opportunities and the limitations of the solvents are demonstrated, with a particular emphasis on the stability of the solutions and a possible recycling of the solvent components. This book illustrates that the new procedures for cellulose dissolution can lead to a huge number of unconventional superstructures of regenerated cellulose material, such as fibers and polymer layers with a thickness in the nanometer range or aerogels, i.e. regenerates with a highly porous character and a large surface. Moreover, cellulose blends can be generated via solutions. The book also contains chapters that show the amazing potential of solvents for defined modification reactions on the cellulose backbone. On one hand, it is possible to synthesize known cellulose derivatives with new substitution patterns both on the basis of the repeating unit and along the polymer chain. On the other hand, completely new derivatives are presented which are hardly accessible via heterogeneous reactions. Consequently, the book is intended to give a comprehensive overview of procedures for dissolution of cellulose. It is of interest for scientists new in the field but is also a timely summary of trends for experts who are looking for new approaches for problems related to cellulose shaping or chemical modification.

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Author:   Tim Liebert (Friedrich Schiller University of Jena - Center of Excellence for Polysaccharide Research) ,  Thomas Heinze (Friedrich Schiller University of Jena - Center of Excellence for Polysaccharide Research) ,  Kevin Edgar (Virginia Tech - Department of Wood Science and Forest Products)
Publisher:   Oxford University Press Inc
Imprint:   Oxford University Press Inc
Volume:   1033
Dimensions:   Width: 16.20cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 23.00cm
Weight:   0.668kg
ISBN:  

9780841200067

ISBN 10:   0841200068
Pages:   424
Publication Date:   23 September 2010
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   No Longer Our Product
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Table of Contents

CONTENTS; APPROACHES FOR THE DISSOLUTION OF CELLULOSE; TIM LIEBERT; YUKINOBU FUKAYA, KENSAKU HAYASHI, SEUNG SEOB KIM AND HIROYUKI OHNO; ANG LUE AND LINA ZHANG; S. FISCHER AND K. THUMMLER; THOMAS HEINZE AND SARAH KOHLER; INTERACTION OF SOLVENTS WITH CELLULOSE; M. SELLIN, B. ONDRUSCHKA AND A. STARK; N. LE MOIGNE AND P. NAVARD; MICHAEL SCHREMS, GERALD EBNER, FALK LIEBNER, ERNST BECKER, ANTJE POTTHAST AND THOMAS ROSENAU; UTE HENNIGES, SONJA SCHIEHSER, THOMAS ROSENAU AND ANTJE POTTHAST; T. BUDTOVA, M. EGAL, R. GAVILLON, M. GERICKE, T. HEINZE, T. LIEBERT, C. ROY, K. SCHLUFTER AND P. NAVARD; B. KOSAN, K. SCHWIKAL, S. HESSE-ERTELT, A. NECHWATAL, F. HERMANUTZ AND F. MEISTER; PETER ROSENBERG, TATIANA BUDTOVA, MONIKA ROM AND PEDRO FARDIM; MODIFICATIONS OF CELLULOSE USING SOLVENTS; MICHAEL HUMMEL, GERHARD LAUS, ALEXANDER SCHWARZLER, GINO BENTIVOGLIO, EGON RUBATSCHER, HOLGER KOPACKA, KLAUS WURST, VOLKER KAHLENBERG, THOMAS GELBRICH, ULRICH J. GRIESSER, THOMAS RODER, HEDDA K. WEBER,; HERWIG SCHOTTENBERGER AND HERBERT SIXTA; MIRELA L. MAXIM, NING SUN, RICHARD P. SWATLOSKI, MUSTAFIZUR RAHMAN, ADAM G. HARLAND, ANWARUL HAQUE, SCOTT K. SPEAR, DANIEL T. DALY AND ROBIN D. ROGERS; SUSANN DORN, MICHAEL SCHOBITZ, KERSTIN SCHLUFTER AND THOMAS HEINZE; LIU CHUANFU, SUN RUNCANG, ZHANG AIPING AND LI WEIYING; JURGEN VITZ, TINA ERDMENGER AND ULRICH S. SCHUBERT; B. VOLKERT, W. WAGENKNECHT AND M. MAI; HAIBO XIE, ILKKA KILPELAINEN, ALISTAIR KING, TIMO LESKINEN, PAULA JARVI AND DIMITRIS S. ARGYROPOULOS; Y.-H. PERCIVAL ZHANG, ZHIGUANG ZHU, JOE ROLLIN AND NOPPADON SATHITSUKSANOH; INDEXES; AUTHOR INDEX; SUBJECT INDEX

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Tim F. Libert is Head of the group ""Innovative concepts for the modification of cellulose"" in the frame of the Center of Excellence for Polysaccharide Research Jena. Thomas Heinze is Professor of Organic Chemistry at the University of Jena Kevin Edgar is a Technology Fellow in the Research Laboratories of Eastman Chemical Company.

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