Alternative solvents for cellulose derivatives:. Miscibility and density of cellulosic polymers in carbon dioxide+acetone and carbon dioxide+ethanol binary fluid mixtures

Journal of Supercritical Fluids

Volumn 13, Issue 1-3, 1998, Pages 135-141

  Kiran, Erdogan ^a   Pöhler, Holger ^a  

^a University of Maine   (United States)

Author keywords

Acetone; Carbon dioxide; Cellulose derivatives; Ethanol; High pressure; Polymer solutions; Supercritical fluids

Indexed keywords

ACETONE MIXTURE; BINARY FLUID MIXTURES; BINARY SOLVENTS; CELLULOSE ACETATE BUTYRATES; CELLULOSE ACETATES; CELLULOSE TRIACETATE; CELLULOSIC POLYMER; DE-MIXING; ETHANOL MIXTURES; ETHYL CELLULOSE; FLUID MIXTURES; HIGH-PRESSURE; LOWER CRITICAL SOLUTION TEMPERATURE; POLYMER CONCENTRATIONS; SOLUTION DENSITY; TEMPERATURE RANGE; TWO-PHASE REGION; VOLUME EXPANSION;

ACETONE; BINARY MIXTURES; CARBON DIOXIDE; CELLULOSE; EFFLUENT TREATMENT; ETHANOL; INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS; PHASE SEPARATION; SOLVENTS; SPINNING (FIBERS); SUPERCRITICAL FLUID EXTRACTION; SUPERCRITICAL FLUIDS;

CELLULOSIC RESINS;

EID: 0002734236     PISSN: 08968446     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0896-8446(98)00090-4     Document Type: Article

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