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A New Tool for Cellulose Degradation Studies

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  22 February 2011

Jakoa E. Arthur ,
J. P. Jacksona ,
E. Arthurs ,
L. A. Schwalbe ,
R. M. Sega ,
D. E. Windisch ,
W. H. Long  and
E. A. Stappaerts
Jakoa E. Arthur
Affiliation:
Kaman Sciences, 1500 Garden of the Gods Road, Colorado Springs, CO 80907
J. P. Jacksona
Affiliation:
Oriel Corparation, 250 Long Beach Blvd. Stratford, CT 06497
E. Arthurs
Affiliation:
Los Alamos National Laboratory, P.O. Box 1663, Mail Stop F664, Los Alamos, NM 87545
L. A. Schwalbe
Affiliation:
Los Alamos National Laboratory, P.O. Box 1663, Mail Stop F664, Los Alamos, NM 87545
R. M. Sega
Affiliation:
Frank J. Seiler Research Laboratory, Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, CO 80840
D. E. Windisch
Affiliation:
Northrop Research and Technology Center, One Research Park, Palos Verdes Peninsula, CA 90274
W. H. Long
Affiliation:
Northrop Research and Technology Center, One Research Park, Palos Verdes Peninsula, CA 90274
E. A. Stappaerts
Affiliation:
Northrop Research and Technology Center, One Research Park, Palos Verdes Peninsula, CA 90274
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Abstract

We describe a new technique for studying thermally-induced chemical transformations in cellulose. The apparatus consists of a carbon dioxide laser for heating, an infrared thermometer, and an optical reflectance spectrometer. To illustrate the technique, we present measurements from a single piece of sample linen along five isotherms in the range 200–290°C. The results are discussed in terms of first-order chemical rate theory and a fourstep model. From the measurements we derive the activation energies, Arrhenius constants, and reflectivities of the chromophoric states.

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Research Article
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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 123: Symposium L – Materials Issues in Art and Archaeology I , 1988 , 311
Copyright
Copyright © Materials Research Society 1988

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