STRUCTURAL INVESTIGATIONS OF VARIOUS COTTON FIBERS AND COTTON CELLULOSES

• Main Authors: Michael Ioelovich, Alex Leykin
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: North Carolina State University 2008-02-01
• Series: BioResources
• Subjects: Cotton fibers; White cotton; Natural colored cotton; Cotton cellulose
• Online Access: http://Cottonfibers,Whitecotton,Naturalcoloredcotton,Cottoncellulose,

Macro- and crystalline structure, as well as chemical composition of fibers related to various types and sorts of Israeli cottons, both white and naturally colored, were investigated. The differences in structural parameters and chemical compositions of the cotton fibers were evaluated. Samples of cotton of the “Pima”-type had long, thin and strong fibers with highly ordered supermolecular structure. Fibers of middle-long and hybrid cottons had some lower-ordered structural organization in comparison to long-length cotton, while fibers of naturally colored cotton were characterized with disordered supermolecular and crystalline structure. Dependence of tensile strength on orientation of nano-fibrils towards the fiber axis was found. Conditions of cellulose isolation from the different cotton fibers were studied. Structural characteristics of isolated cotton celluloses and obtained MCC are discussed.