Using alcohol as a carrier producing polyanionic cellulose (PAC) polymer from solid textile waste

Karakuş, Hüseyin

Cellulose is the most abundant organic polymer on earth. It is naturally regenerated by forests and cotton plantations with a speed of 10 billion metric tons per year regularly. Not only its natural reproduction makes it ecologically beneficial but also its biological degradability makes cellulose an ‘eco-friendly material’. Applications of cellulose is limited due to its insolubility in water. Contrarily, its water-soluble derivatives, especially cellulose ethers, are found in nearly all the products we are using in our daily life. Although cellulose is the main raw material for producing ce ...Daha fazlası