Heat of crystallization of cellulose

Abstract

Abstract The measurement of the heats of dissolution of cellulose of diverse percentages of We crystallization has permitted us to find the heat of crystallization of the cellulose. We have found 4100 cal./mole. This number is about 25% less than the heat of crystallization of the beta‐glucose and it is very near that which had been found by one of the authors by means of the heats of wetting. The knowledge of the heats of crystallization of the cellulose and the determination of the heats of dissolution make possible the determination of the percentage of crystallization of a sample of cellulose when the composition of the sample in reference is known.