Dissolution and processing of cellulose using ionic liquids, cellulose solution, and regenerating cellulose.

Richard Patrick Swatloski (Inventor), Robin Don Rogers (Inventor), John David. Holbrey (Inventor)

Research output: Patent

Abstract

Cellulose is dissolved in an ionic liq. without derivatization, and is regenerated in a range of structural forms without requiring the use of harmful or volatile org. solvents. Cellulose soly. and the soln. properties can be controlled by the selection of the ionic liq. constituents, with small cations and halide or pseudohalide anions favoring soln.; dissoln. can be aided by irradn. An ionic liq., [C4mim]Cl, proved to be the best for dissolving cellulose. [on SciFinder(R)]
Original languageEnglish
Patent numberWO2003029329A2
Publication statusPublished - 10 Apr 2003

Bibliographical note

CAPLUS AN 2003:282640(Patent)

Keywords

  • cellulose dissolving ionic liq

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