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Table 3 Effect of χ [AMIM]Cla on the structure features of untreated cellulose, and pretreated cellulose regenerated from organic electrolyte solution (OES).

From: Pretreatment of microcrystalline cellulose in organic electrolyte solutions for enzymatic hydrolysis

χ [AMIM]Cl

Crystallinity

Specific surface area, m2/g

bDPn

 

CI cellulose I

CI cellulose II

  

Untreated

0.80

0.39

2.28

125 ± 1

0

0.83

0.24

3.38

135 ± 26

0.1

0.83

0.29

4.43

130 ± 15

0.2

0.73

0.23

4.43

137 ± 22

0.3

0.67

0.31

3.49

141 ± 24

0.4

0.47

0.26

3.68

148 ± 15

0.5

0.25

0.23

4.80

133 ± 7

0.6

0.22

0.29

4.18

126 ± 0

0.7

0.008

0.28

3.99

146 ± 19

0.8

-0.03

0.36

3.75

127 ± 13

0.9

-0.14

0.33

4.34

155 ± 0

1.0

-0.32

0.26

4.65

129 ± 19

  1. aMolar fraction of 1-allyl-3-methylimidazolium chloride ([AMIM]Cl)/OES.
  2. bData were based on two independent experiments.