Mechanism of mercerization revealed by X-ray diffraction

Journal of Wood Science

Volumn 46, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 452-457

  Nishiyama, Yoshiharu ^a   Kuga, Shigenori ^a   Okano, Takeshi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Alkali cellulose; Cellulose; Crystal structure; Mercerization; X ray diffraction

Indexed keywords

ALKALINITY; CRYSTALLIZATION; FIBERS; MERCERIZATION; SODIUM; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

ANTIPARALLEL STRUCTURES;

CELLULOSE;

ALKALINITY; CELLULOSE; CELLULOSE FIBERS; CRYSTALLIZATION; MERCERIZATION; SODIUM; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

EID: 0042301999     PISSN: 14350211     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00765803     Document Type: Article

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