A size exclusion chromatography study of cellulose degradation

Polymer

Volumn 41, Issue 24, 2000, Pages 8513-8521

  Emsley, A M ^a   Ali, M ^b   Heywood, R J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

^b NATIONAL GRID   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Copper ethylenediamine; Size exclusion chromatography; Viscometric degree of polymerisation

Indexed keywords

CELLULOSE; COTTON;

ARTICLE; DEGRADATION; DISPERSION; GEL PERMEATION CHROMATOGRAPHY; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; POLYMERIZATION;

EID: 0343627687     PISSN: 00323861     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0032-3861(00)00243-3     Document Type: Article

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