Regeneration of Cellulose from a Switchable Ionic Liquid: Toward More Sustainable Cellulose Fibers

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A CO2 switchable solvent system is investigated to find an environmentally friendlier way to produce man-made cellulose fibers. Cellulose solutions with concentrations from 2 wt% to 8 wt%, based on derivative and non-derivative dissolution approaches, are investigated. Three different switchable solvent systems are tested. After accessing the stability of the produced cellulose solutions, their regeneration is investigated using different alcoholic coagulation media. In order to find a suitable coagulation medium and stable cellulose solution, a dissolution–regeneration cycle is investigated, while trying to minimize the amount of waste by recovering the employed solvents. The process is optimized and the resulting fibers are characterized by infrared (IR) spectroscopy, optical microscopy, as well as scanning electron microscopy.

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Kirchberg, A., & Meier, M. A. R. (2021). Regeneration of Cellulose from a Switchable Ionic Liquid: Toward More Sustainable Cellulose Fibers. Macromolecular Chemistry and Physics, 222(6). https://doi.org/10.1002/macp.202000433

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