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Surface chemical analysis of raw cotton fibres and associated materials

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The surface chemical composition of raw unscoured cotton was successfully investigated by the surface analytical techniques X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy (XPS) and Time of Flight Secondary Ion Mass Spectrometry (ToF-SIMS). The presence of non-cellulosic material at the fibre surface was established and determined to be a complex mixture of fatty acids, alcohols, alkanes, esters and glycerides. The effect of scouring and bleaching was to reduce the surface concentration of these materials but even after aqueous processing some non-cellulosic material residue was still detected at the fibre surface.

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The authors gratefully acknowledge the financial support of Unilever Research and the technical advice of Phil Cohen.

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  1. CSMA Ltd, Queens Road, Penkhull, Stoke-on-Trent, ST4 7LQ, UK

    R. Mitchell

  2. Textiles & Paper, School of Materials, The University of Manchester, Manchester, M60 1QD, UK

    C. M. Carr

  3. School of Chemical Engineering & Analytical Sciences, The University of Manchester, Manchester, M60 1QD, UK

    M. Parfitt & J. C. Vickerman

  4. Unilever Research, Port Sunlight Lab, Merseyside, L63 3JW, UK

    C. Jones

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Mitchell, R., Carr, C.M., Parfitt, M. et al. Surface chemical analysis of raw cotton fibres and associated materials. Cellulose 12, 629–639 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10570-005-9000-9

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