About the structure of cellulose: debating the Lindman hypothesis

作者：Glasser Wolfgang G^*; Atalla Rajai H; Blackwell John; Brown R Malcolm Jr; Burchard Walther; French Alfred D; Klemm Dieter O; Nishiyama Yoshiharu

来源：Cellulose, 2012, 19(3): 589-598.

DOI：10.1007/s10570-012-9691-7

• Cellulose structure
• Hydrophobe
• Van der Waals forces
• Hydrophile
• Hydrogen bonds
• Amphiphile
• Biosynthesis
• Rheology
• Dynamic molecular modeling

The hypothesis advanced in this issue of CELLULOSE [Springer] by Bjorn Lindman, which asserts that the solubility or insolubility characteristics of cellulose are significantly based upon amphiphilic and hydrophobic molecular interactions, is debated by cellulose scientists with a wide range of experiences representing a variety of scientific disciplines. The hypothesis is based on the consideration of some fundamental polymer physicochemical principles and some widely recognized inconsistencies in behavior. The assertion that little-recognized (or under-estimated) hydrophobic interactions have been the reason for a tardy development of cellulose solvents provides the platform for a debate in the hope that new scientific endeavors are stimulated on this important topic.

• 出版日期2012-6
• 单位美国弗吉尼亚理工大学(Virginia Tech)