Structure modifications and interaction with moisture in gamma-irradiated pure cellulose by thermal analysis and infrared spectroscopy

作者：Baccaro S; Carewska M; Casieri C; Cemmi A^*; Lepore A

来源：Polymer Degradation and Stability, 2013, 98(10): 2005-2010.

DOI：10.1016/j.polymdegradstab.2013.07.011

• Cellulose
• Degradation
• Gamma irradiation
• Low dose range
• FTIR
• TG-DTG

The gamma-irradiation effects on cellulose structure and on its interaction with moisture were investigated. Pure cellulose paper samples were gamma-irradiated in the range 0-1000 kGy. Particular attention was paid on the investigation at low absorbed doses (up to 10 kGy). Thermogravimetric analysis (TG-DTG) and Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR and ATR-FTIR) were used as complementary techniques to investigate the modifications induced by gamma-irradiation on cellulose. The IR spectra confirm that the breakage of the glycosidic bonds and the formation of C = O bonds are related to the oxidative degradation that is a function of the increase of the absorbed dose. At absorbed dose %26lt;10 kGy, TG-DTG data show that it is necessary to achieve higher temperature to degrade the polymeric structure. Concurrently, at the same conditions, a more stable and crystalline structure, due to cross-linking in the gamma-irradiated cellulose, was correlated to the increase of the lateral crystallinity index (LCI). %26lt;br%26gt;Aim of this work is to give a complete description of the effects induced by gamma-irradiation on pure cellulose paper in a wide range of absorbed doses, with a particular attention to the modification of the cellulose-moisture interaction. A comparison between the ATR-FTIR spectra and Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Relaxation data has been reported.

• 出版日期2013-10