ISSN:
0021-8995
Keywords:
Chemistry
;
Polymer and Materials Science
Source:
Wiley InterScience Backfile Collection 1832-2000
Topics:
Chemistry and Pharmacology
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Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science, Production Engineering, Mining and Metallurgy, Traffic Engineering, Precision Mechanics
,
Physics
Notes:
This paper describes the effect of zinc chloride solutions of different molarity at different temperatures, viz., 10°, 25°, 36°, 55°, and 75°C, on various properties of cotton fiber such as degree of swelling, accessibility to water vapor and iodine absorption, infrared ratio, barium activity number (BAN), and leveling-off degree of polymerization (LODP). Zinc chloride solution caused inter- and intrafibrillar swelling in cotton fiber depending on conditions of treatment, viz., concentration of solution and temperature employed. Fibers treated in 10.07 moles/1. (M) solution of zinc chloride in slack state showed rapid increase in degree of swelling up to 2 hr, followed by a slow increase, reaching the maximum after 3 hr of treatment. Fibers swollen with fixed ends without allowing shrinkage showed gradual increase with maximum swelling after 6 hr of treatment. Cotton fibers treated in different molar solutions of zinc chloride at 55°C showed varying degrees of swelling (inter- and intrafibrillar) and a somewhat different trend compared to that observed at 10°C. Electron micrographs revealed mostly intercrystalline swelling in case of samples treated with 9.26M at 10°C, while the same concentration produced intracrystalline swelling at 55°C. Accessibility to water vapor, iodine absorption, and BAN of treated samples showed specific effect of temperature with regard to effectiveness of concentrations of zinc chloride solutions. Similar effects of temperature with regard to concentrations of reagent were observed on infrared ratio and LODP. Accessibility by iodine absorption and LODP correlate with BAN; also, the accessibility by iodine absorption correlates with the LODP.
Additional Material:
12 Ill.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/app.1976.070200223
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