Issue 45, 2012
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Chemical Communications

Determining relative rates of cellulose dissolution in ionic liquids through in situ viscosity measurement†

Hugo Cruz,a   Markus Fanselow,b   John D. Holbrey*b  and  Kenneth R. Seddonb  

* Corresponding authors

a Departament de Química, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, 08193-Bellaterra, Barcelona, Spain

b QUILL, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, The Queen's University of Belfast, Belfast, United Kingdom
E-mail: j.holbrey@qub.ac.uk

Abstract

Using in situ viscosity measurement, the rate of cellulose dissolution in a number of ionic liquids has been determined allowing their performance as solvents to be quantitatively assessed. 1-Butyl-3-methylimidazolium ethanoate was shown to dissolve cellulose faster than analogous ionic liquids with chloride or dimethylphosphate anions. Analysis of the data highlights the influence of both anion basicity and relative concentration on the rate of dissolution.

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DOI
https://doi.org/10.1039/C2CC31487H
Article type
Communication
Submitted
28 Feb 2012
Accepted
29 Mar 2012
First published
24 Apr 2012

Chem. Commun., 2012,48, 5620-5622

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Determining relative rates of cellulose dissolution in ionic liquids through in situ viscosity measurement

H. Cruz, M. Fanselow, J. D. Holbrey and K. R. Seddon, Chem. Commun., 2012, 48, 5620 DOI: 10.1039/C2CC31487H

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