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On the Nature of Carbonyl Groups in Cellulosic Pulps

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Apart from the reducing end groups, most celluloses contain small amounts of carbonyl groups in the μmol/g range, which are introduced into the material by a variety of preparation, processing and purification steps. By a combination of carbonyl-selective fluorescence labeling (CCOA method) and UV resonance Raman spectroscopy it was demonstrated that carbonyls in celluloses are not only present as a C=O structure with an sp2-hybridized carbon, but also to a significant extent in sp3-hybridized form as hydrates or hemiacetals.

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  1. Institute of Chemistry, Christian-Doppler-Laboratory, University of Agricultural Sciences, Muthgasse 18, A-1190, Vienna, Austria

    Antje Potthast, Thomas Rosenau & Paul Kosma

  2. Department of Forest Products Technology, Helsinki University of Technology, P.O. Box 6300, 02015 HUT, Espoo, Finland

    Anna-Maija Saariaho & Tappani Vuorinen

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Potthast, A., Rosenau, T., Kosma, P. et al. On the Nature of Carbonyl Groups in Cellulosic Pulps. Cellulose 12, 43–50 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1023/B:CELL.0000049347.01147.3d

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