The subtleties of dissolution and regeneration of cellulose: Breaking and making hydrogen bonds

BioResources

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 3811-3814

  Lindman, Björn ^a,b,c   Medronho, Bruno ^d  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

^c MID SWEDEN UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ALGARVE   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Cellulose; Dissolution; Entropy; Hydrogen bonds; Hydrophobic interactions; Regeneration

Indexed keywords

EID: 85010666590     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19302126     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.15376/biores.10.3.3811-3814     Document Type: Editorial

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