Study of the Influence of Reaction Conditions for Production of Cyanoethylcellulose from Cellulosic Material from Bamboo (<b><i>Dendrocalamus strictus</i></b>)

Abstract

ABSTRACT Bamboo, a lignocellulosic material, is a renewable resource of interest as feedstock for production of cellulosics by chemical functionalization. The present paper describes the cyanoethylation of cellulose isolated from Dendrocalamus strictus bamboo in which the effect of different reaction conditions was studied with respect to maximum degree of cyanoethylation. Optimum conditions for preparation of a fibrous and organosoluble cyanoethylcellulose (DS 2.2) comprised of aqueous NaOH concentration 12%, alkalization temperature 20°C, acrylonitrile concentration 90 mol/AGU, cyanoethylation time 0.75 h and temperature 55°C.