New Insights on the Role of Urea on the Dissolution and Thermally-Induced Gelation of Cellulose in Aqueous Alkali

New Insights on the Role of Urea on the Dissolution and Thermally-Induced Gelation of Cellulose in Aqueous Alkali

The gelation of cellulose in alkali solutions is quite relevant, but still a poorly understood process. Moreover, the role of certain additives, such as urea, is not consensual among the community. Therefore, in this work, an unusual set of characterization methods for cellulose solutions, such as c...

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Main Authors: Luis Alves, Bruno Medronho, Alexandra Filipe, Filipe E. Antunes, Björn Lindman, Daniel Topgaard, Irina Davidovich, Yeshayahu Talmon
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2018-12-01
Series:Gels
Subjects:
cellulose
gelation
urea
NaOH
microrheology
cryo-transmission electronic microscopy
polarization transfer solid-state NMR
hydrophobic interactions
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2310-2861/4/4/87

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