The most known regenerated cellulosic fiber is viscose, produced in a wet spinning process, but due to cost and environmental issues other processes have been developed. Lyocell fibers, produced in air-gap spinning, have superior dry and wet strenght and a lower environmental impact compared to viscose. Research in different cellulose solvent has increased significantly tha last decadess, due to an increased cotton price and a decreased paper production, providing more wood pulp to production of regenerated cellulosic fibers.   Inorganic molten salt hydrates have the ability of dissolving cellulose for production of textile fibers. Aqueous zinc chloride was investigated at Swerea IVF from dissolution of cellulose to fiber spinning.   Aqueous zinc chloride has a dissolving capacity of up to at least 13.5 % cellulose, possibly much higher. Dissolving concentration ZnCl2/water range from 65-76 % amd lowest possible ZnCl2 concentration increases as the cellulose concentration increases. Above around 68 % ZnCl2 results in a significantly increased viscosity due to a polymeric structure formed by zinc chloride, creating a network of cellulose-zinc complexes and causing a gel behaviour of the dope difficult to use in spinning processes. The dissolving capacity of 68 % ZnCl2 is only about 8 % cellulose, which is very low compared to other solvents used today e.g. Lyocell and ILs.   Additions of 0.3 % CaCl2 or 0.05-0.1 % NaOH is used to decrease degradation of cellulose. The addition causes ans increased viscosity, which is either a result of less degradation of the interaction of the added molecules to zinc-cellulose complexes. Addition of NaOH results in a temperature dependent geleation at increased temperatures (75˚C and 80˚C), which also might be an effect of the interaction.   Highest tensile strenght was reached for wet spun fibers coagulated in ethanol of 9.5 % cellulose with 0.1 % NaOH addition, with a tenacity of 13-15 cN/tex, elongation of 10-12 % and wet strenght 30 % of dry strenght. Beacuse of many disadvantages of zinc chloride as a solvent, e.g. degradation of cellulose, corrosivity and the viscosity and gel behaviour at cellulose concentrations of 9.5 % and 13.5 % cellulose, a future possibility of a conventional production of textile fibers appears to be quite limited.

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Submitted by Rafael Santana (rafael.silvasantana@ufpe.br) on 2017-10-31T18:48:15Z No. of bitstreams: 2 license_rdf: 811 bytes, checksum: e39d27027a6cc9cb039ad269a5db8e34 (MD5) Tese_Dout.JoseValdilanioVirgulinoProcopio.pdf: 8702364 bytes, checksum: fc9076819663d6de5dd78173e2cebcbf (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2017-10-31T18:48:15Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 2 license_rdf: 811 bytes, checksum: e39d27027a6cc9cb039ad269a5db8e34 (MD5) Tese_Dout.JoseValdilanioVirgulinoProcopio.pdf: 8702364 bytes, checksum: fc9076819663d6de5dd78173e2cebcbf (MD5) Previous issue date: 2015-02-27 / FACEPE / Há vários relatos científicos de modificações in vitro, nas características de Insumos farmacêuticos ativos (IFAs) em formulações contendo celulose microcristalina (CMC), porém há escassez de estudos para avaliar sua influência in vivo. Este trabalho teve como objetivo avaliar a influência da celulose microcristalina de diferentes origens e tamanhos de partícula na estabilidade, cinética de liberação in vitro e correlacionar com estudos in vivo utilizando IFAs de diferentes classes biofarmacêuticas. Foram utilizados lotes de CMC de dois diferentes fabricantes (A e B), com diferentes tamanhos CMC101 e CMC102, três lotes dos IFAs sinvastatina (Sinv) e fluconazol (Fluc) e um lote do ibuprofeno (Ibup). Foram obtidos dezesseis lotes de comprimidos dos IFAs com as celuloses. As técnicas analíticas: difração de raio X, análise térmica, microscopia eletrônica de varredura, cromatografia líquida de alta eficiência e dissolução permitiram a caracterização dos IFAs, CMCs e comprimidos. Estudos de biodisponibilidade foram realizados utilizando coelhos Nova Zelandia como modelo, após avaliação e aprovação ética, Certificado n° 0308/11, e validação dos métodos bioanalíticos. As CMCs apresentaram diferenças nas características de degradação térmica, nas análises microscópicas e de cristalinidade em função da origem e/ou do tamanho de partícula. A Sinvastatina mostrou diferenças entre os lotes no comportamento de fusão, decomposição térmica e dissolução intrínseca. Os comprimidos contendo sinvastatina apresentaram liberação conforme o modelo matemático de El-Yazigi e houve diferenças nas características de estabilidade e dissolução em função do tipo de celulose utilizada na sua produção. Foi estabelecida correlação direta entre a quantidade liberada na dissolução e os dados de estabilidade térmica para todos os comprimidos contendo a Sinv com todas as CMCs, exceto para a CMC101B, que apresentou cristalinidade diferente das demais. O Fluconazol não apresentou diferenças significativas entre os lotes na dissolução, fusão e decomposição térmica. Os comprimidos contendo Fluc e CMC101 dos diferentes fabricantes apresentaram liberação conforme o modelo matemático de El-Yazigi, os perfis de dissolução em água foram semelhantes, no entanto diferiram in vivo, de modo que não foi estabelecida correlação in vitro/in vivo, sendo o modelo in vivo mais eficiente no sentido de detectar a diferença existente entre as formulações. O ibuprofeno apresentou perda de massa em uma única etapa na termogravimétria e através do DSC-fotovisual e pirólise acoplada a espectrometria de massa foi possível confirmar que ela ocorreu por vaporização. Os comprimidos contendo Ibuprofeno e CMC101 dos diferentes fabricantes não apresentaram diferenças entre os perfis de dissolução utilizando tampão fosfato pH 7,2. Utilizando água, como meio de dissolução, a liberação ocorreu conforme o modelo matemático de Higuchi havendo diferença na liberação em função da origem da CMC101 utilizada. Foi estabelecida correlação in vitro/in vivo utilizando água como meio de dissolução. Houve diferença na liberação e absorção do ibuprofeno, a partir dos comprimidos, em função da celulose microcristalina utilizada para sua produção. Esses resultados mostram a importância e necessidade de estudos mais amplos que os farmacopéicos, incluindo estudos de correlação in vitro-in vivo, na avaliação da influência dos excipientes, em função da origem, na cinética de liberação dos comprimidos e biodisponibilidade durante a qualificação de fornecedores. / There are several scientific reports of in vitro changes in the characteristics of various active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) in Formulaçãos containing microcrystalline cellulose (MCC), but there are few studies to evaluate its influence in vivo. This study aimed to evaluate the influence of microcrystalline cellulose from different Fontes and particle size to stability, in vitro release kinetics and correlate with in vivo studies using APIs of different biopharmaceutical classes. Were used two different lots of MCC by manufacturers (A and B) with different sizes CMC101 and CMC102, three lots of APIs simvastatin (Sinv) and fluconazole (Fluc) and one lot of ibuprofen (Ibup). Sixteen batches of tablets were obtained by direct compression of APIs with cellulose. The analytical techniques: X-ray diffraction, thermal analysis, scanning electron microscopy, high performance liquid chromatography and dissolution efficiency allowed the characterization of APIs, CMCs and tablets. Bioavailability studies were conducted using rabbits New Zealand as a model, after analysis and approval Certificate No. 0308/11, and validation of bioanalytical methods. The MCCs showed different characteristics of thermal degradation, the microscopic analysis and crystallinity according to the origin and / or size. The Simvastatin showed differences between batches behavior during melting, thermal decomposition and intrinsic dissolution. Tablets containing simvastatin showed release as a mathematical model El-Yazigi were differences in the stability and dissolution characteristics depending on the type of MCC used in its production, was established a direct correlation between the amount released in the dissolution and stability data Thermal for all Sinv tablets containing CMC with all except for the CMC-101B, which has different crystallinity characteristics. The Fluconazole no showed significant differences between the lots in the dissolution, melting and thermal decomposition. Tablets containing Fluc and CMC101 from different manufacturers presented equal release (El-Yazigi) and dissolution profiles in water however differed in vivo, correlation of data in vivo / in vitro is not established. The in vivo model was more efficient in order to detect the difference between the formulations containing fluconazole. Ibuprofen showed weight loss in one step by the thermogravimetry and DSC-fotovisual and pyrolysis-mass spectrometry it was that it is vaporization. Tablets containing Ibup and CMC101 from different manufacturers showed no differences between the dissolution profiles using pH 7.2 phosphate buffer. Using water as the dissolution medium, the release occurred as the mathematical model of Higuchi and showed difference in the release as to the origin of CMC101, correlation of data in vitro / in vivo is established and showed differences in absorption. These results show the need for studies beyond pharmacopoeial methods, including correlation studies in vitro-in vivo, at the evaluation of the excipients, depending on the origin, the release kinetics of tablets and bioavailability during qualifying suppliers.

Different pulps were chemically (nitren) and biologically (enzyme) treated in order to improve the chemical accessibility and dissolution capacity in cold NaOH. The treatments effect on the pulp properties was accessed by studying the changes on their chemical and macromolecular structure and by analyzing the dissolution performance in cold NaOH.The nitren treatment has the effect of removing a large part of the xylan present in a dissolving pulp and is also removing mannans. Increasing the nitren concentrations will extract also cellulose and decrease its mean molar mass. These extractions are favorable for the dissolution in cold NaOH–water, being more effective with higher nitren concentrations. A maximum of 44.7% increase on the dissolution yield was achieved.The new enzymatic treatment shows a higher efficiency on promoting fibers accessibility to NaOH ions, (directly correlated with the enzymatic load), allowing a maximum increase of 150% on the dissolution yield. A slight decrease of the average molar mass was also seen. The different pulps reacted differently to the treatments, showing that the pulping pretreatments have an influence on the enzymatic efficiency. Using a mixture of enzymes and endoglucanase showed that the synergistic effect of these two enzymes is more effective on cellulose activation.Both nitren and enzymatic treatments are improving the pulp chemical accessibility mostly by modifying the structure of the primary wall and S1 wall. This promotes the swelling of these wood cell structures, allowing the access of the NaOH solvating ions into fiber regions not accessible on the original pulp. The nitren is disassembling the fiber surface with extraction of hemicelluloses and degrading the cellulosic structure.The use of this enzyme on the cellulose pulps activation towards dissolution in cold NaOH is of great importance. It presents a high potential in both technical, with further development and industrial implementation, and fundamental research fields, with further studies on mechanisms of cellulose activation.The work was performed in Cemef - Mines ParisTech, Sophia Antipolis, France, and TI / Hamburg University, Germany and financed by Sappi, Tembec, Lenzing, Viskase and Spontex and had support from EPNOE (European Polysaccharide Network of Excellence). / Different pulps were chemically (nitren) and biologically (enzyme) treated in order to improve the chemical accessibility and dissolution capacity in cold NaOH. The treatments effect on the pulp properties was accessed by studying the changes on their chemical and macromolecular structure and by analyzing the dissolution performance in cold NaOH.The nitren treatment has the effect of removing a large part of the xylan present in a dissolving pulp and is also removing mannans. Increasing the nitren concentrations will extract also cellulose and decrease its mean molar mass. These extractions are favorable for the dissolution in cold NaOH–water, being more effective with higher nitren concentrations. A maximum of 44.7% increase on the dissolution yield was achieved.The new enzymatic treatment shows a higher efficiency on promoting fibers accessibility to NaOH ions, (directly correlated with the enzymatic load), allowing a maximum increase of 150% on the dissolution yield. A slight decrease of the average molar mass was also seen. The different pulps reacted differently to the treatments, showing that the pulping pretreatments have an influence on the enzymatic efficiency. Using a mixture of enzymes and endoglucanase showed that the synergistic effect of these two enzymes is more effective on cellulose activation.Both nitren and enzymatic treatments are improving the pulp chemical accessibility mostly by modifying the structure of the primary wall and S1 wall. This promotes the swelling of these wood cell structures, allowing the access of the NaOH solvating ions into fiber regions not accessible on the original pulp. The nitren is disassembling the fiber surface with extraction of hemicelluloses and degrading the cellulosic structure.The use of this enzyme on the cellulose pulps activation towards dissolution in cold NaOH is of great importance. It presents a high potential in both technical, with further development and industrial implementation, and fundamental research fields, with further studies on mechanisms of cellulose activation.The work was performed in Cemef - Mines ParisTech, Sophia Antipolis, France, and TI / Hamburg University, Germany and financed by Sappi, Tembec, Lenzing, Viskase and Spontex and had support from EPNOE (European Polysaccharide Network of Excellence).

Submitted in fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Technology: Chemistry, Durban University of Technology, Durban, South Africa, 2015. / This thesis forms part of the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research, Forestry and Forest Products Research Centre (CSIR-FFP) biorefinery project which aims at developing and implementing novel industrial processes production of cellulose textile fibres. The focus of this study is to investigate the dissolution of South African Eucalyptus raw (unbleached) and final (bleached) dissolving pulp and saw dust wood in an ionic liquid (IL) 1-ethyl-3-methylimidazolium acetate [Emim][OAc] and the co-solvents [dimethylsulfoxide (DMSO)] or [dimethylformamide (DMF)] mixtures, to obtain regenerated cellulose by the further addition of water and acetone. The IL/co-solvent mixtures were able to dissolve the raw and final pulp samples at 120 ˚C for 6 hours whereas the sawdust wood dissolved in 10 hours. The IL/DMF mixture gave higher cellulose recoveries of 41.88 % for the raw pulp, 49.89 % for the final pulp sample and 32.50 % for sawdust wood while the IL/DMSO mixture gave a recovery of 15.25 % for the raw pulp sample, 36.25 % for the final pulp sample and 17.83 % for the sawdust wood sample. The regenerated cellulose materials were characterized by Fourier Transformer Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR), Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR), Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM), Thermo gravimetric Analysis (TGA) and Powder X-Ray Diffraction (pXRD), and compared with a standard microcrystalline of cellulose. It was observed that the FTIR and NMR spectra of the regenerated cellulose and MCC were similar which then indicates that no chemical reaction occurred during the dissolution and regeneration process of cellulose. SEM and X-ray diffraction (XRD) patterns of the results showed that after dissolution the cellulose I (native form), the crystalline structure was completely converted into cellulose II (amorphous) structure, and this was due to the removal of lignin and decrease in cellulose crystallinity. TGA results showed that the regenerated cellulose samples have higher char yields compared to the MCC which is due to the IL remaining in the regenerated cellulose. It was also observed that the addition of the co-solvents decreased the viscosity of the IL mixture, facilitating dissolution of the cellulose that led to additional swelling and reduction of the recalcitrant nature of the cellulose crystalline structure and intermolecular interactions. This led to increased accessibility and dissolution of the cellulose. The findings in this study have the potential to bring ILs closer to applications for biomass technology in particular for an economically viable dissolution method for biomass because ILs have a benefit of being easily separated from the anti-solvent, which provides a simple solution for IL recycle ability and re-use. The novel aspect of this study is: . This is the first study in the South African context to examine the influence of the lignin on the dissolution and regeneration of Eucalyptus sawdust wood and dissolving pulp. / D

A celulose é o biopolímero mais abundante da Terra. Ela contempla muitos dos requisitos desejados para substituição de polímeros sintéticos oriundos de petróleo. Entretanto, a insolubilidade da celulose em água e em solventes orgânicos comuns e a sua decomposição antes da fusão impedem seu processamento por extrusão. Uma solução para esse problema é a preparação de derivados de celulose que possam ser processados por extrusão ou regeneração em não solvente. Nesse ponto, os ésteres de celulose, utilizados há décadas, possuem destaque apresentando grande interesse comercial. Contudo, o contínuo estudo dos ésteres de celulose quanto aos métodos de preparação, de suas propriedades e o desenvolvimento de novos compostos se faz necessário para melhorar e ampliar suas aplicações. Sendo assim, essa tese de doutoramento contribuiu para a química dos ésteres de celulose das seguintes formas: (i) estudo de solventes para síntese de ésteres de celulose em condições reacionais homogêneas; e (ii) síntese, caracterização e moldagem de ésteres mistos de celulose com estrutura controlada. Dentro do primeiro tema, soluções binárias de dimetilsulfóxido (DMSO) e líquidos iônicos (ILs) a base de 1-metilimidazol (acetato de 1-(1-butil)-3-metilimidazólio, C4MeImAc; acetato de 1-(2-metóxietil)-3-metilimidazólio, C3OMeImAc) foram avaliadas como solvente para dissolução e acilação (síntese de acetato de celulose e benzoato de celulose) de celulose sob condições reacionais homogêneas. O foco dessa etapa de trabalho foi verificar se a presença de oxigênio etéreo na cadeia lateral do anel imidazólio favorecia a dissolução e acilação da celulose, uma vez que ele é mais básico que o correspondente grupo metilênico. Surpreendemente, o C4MeImAc apresentou melhor capacidade de dissolução de celulose e os ésteres de celulose nele preparados possuem maior grau de substituição. Para compreensão dessa aparente contradição foram utilizadas as técnicas de reologia; de espectroscopia de 1H e 13C NMR de soluções de celobiose em IL/DMSO; e de solvatocromismo (avaliação da acidez e basicidade de Lewis). Todos essesresultados indicam uma menor interação entre a celulose e o IL contendo cadeia alcóxi e corroboram os dados recém-publicados de cálculos teóricos, que indicam a ciclização, via formação de ligações de hidrogênio intramolecular, do cátion C3OMeIm+. Na tentativa de impedir a ciclização do cátion imidazólio e consequentemente melhorar as propriedades do IL contendo cadeia alcóxi, ILs metilados nas posições 1 e 2 do anel imidazólio foram testados. Apesar de a metilação melhorar a capacidade dos ILs para dissolução e acilação da celulose, não foi observado o efeito esperado para a presença do oxigênio etéreo na cadeia lateral do IL. No segundo tema de estudo, ésteres mistos de celulose (CellCarboxy/Ts) contendo grupo tosilato (com grau de substituição fixo, DSTs ≈ 1,0) e grupos carboxilatos (com grau de substituição variável, DSAcyl) com diferentes hidrofobicidades (acetato, butanoato, hexanoato) foram sintetizados em meio homogêneo de cloreto de lítio/N,N-dimetilacetamida (LiCl/DMAc). A dependência no DSAcyl das propriedades de superfície (polaridade empírica, acidez e basicidade de Lewis; ângulo de contato e energia de superfície) desses ésteres de celulose foi determinada e apresentam correlações simples. Os Cell-Carboxy/Ts também foram caracterizados quanto às suas propriedades térmicas verificando-se que o aquecimento dos ésteres leva à saída dos grupos acila antes do grupo tosilato e que a temperatura de decomposição desses ésteres é menor que a de fusão. Portanto, os Cell-Carboxy/Ts só podem ser moldados por regeneração a partir de soluções. Sendo assim, as técnicas de gotejamento de solução de éster de celulose (solvente acetona) em não solvente (água) e de eletrofiação de solução de Cell-Carboxy/Ts (solvente acetona/DMAc) foram otimizadas para preparação de microesferas e microfibras, respectivamente. As estruturas obtidas apresentaram diâmetro médio de 240 ± 35 nm e 230 ± 20 nm, respectivamente. A aplicabilidade da espectroscopia no infravermelho e no UV-VIS foi avaliada para determinação do DSAcyl dos ésteres mistos obtendo-se resultados satisfatórios. Esses métodos são interessantes, pois permitem a economia de amostra (ca. de 1 % da massa necessária no método tradicional de titulação), o que é relevante em estudos exploratórios de ésteres de celulose onde poucos gramas de amostra são preparados. / Cellulose is most abundant biopolymer in the Earth. It complies with many desired requirements for substitution of petroleum-based polymers. However, cellulose is insoluble in water and common organic solvents and decomposes before undergoes melt flow, which prevents its extrusion processing. One possible solution for this problem is the preparation of cellulose derivatives that can be process by extrusion or by regeneration into non-solvents. In this point, cellulose esters, used for decades, stand out showing great commercial interest. In spite of their long use, the continuous research on cellulose ester focused on new synthetic methods, determination of properties and development of new compounds is necessary to improve and expand their commercial application. Therefore, this PhD thesis contributes to the cellulose esters chemistry in the following way: (i) study of solvents for synthesis of cellulose esters in homogenous reaction conditions (HRC); and (ii) synthesis, characterization and shaping of cellulose mixed esters with controlled structure. In the first approach, binary mixtures of dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) and ionic liquids (ILs) based on 1-methylimidazole (1-(1-butyl)-3-methylimidazolium acetate, C4MeImAc; 1-(2-methoxyethyl)-3-methylimidazolium acetate, C3OMeImAc) were evaluated as solvent for cellulose dissolution and acylation (synthesis of cellulose acetate and cellulose benzoate) under HRC. This part of project aim was verify if the presence of ether oxygen on side chain of imidazolium ring can favored the cellulose dissolution and acylation, once it is more basic than the corresponding methylene group. Surprisingly, the C4MeImAc shows higher ability to dissolves cellulose and the biopolymer esters prepared in it have higher degree of substitution. In order to understand this apparent contradiction, were employed the following techniques: rheology, 1H and 13C NMR spectroscopy of celobiose solution in IL/DMSO; and solvatochromism (evaluation of Lewis acidity and basicity). All results indicate a lower interaction between cellulose and the IL with alkoxy side chain and corroborate the recently published data of theoretical calculation which proposed the cyclization of C3OMeIm+ cation, via intramolecular hydrogen bond. In attempt to avoid the imidazolium cation cyclization and consequently improve the properties ofIL containing alkoxy side chain, ILs methylated at positions 1 and 2 of imidazolium cation were tested. Despite methylation improve the IL ability on cellulose dissolution and acylation, the expected effect for the presence of ether oxygen on IL side chain was not observed. In the second part of this study, cellulose mixed esters (CellCarboxy/Ts) containing tosylate unit (fixed degree of substitution, DSTs ≈ 1.0) and carboxylate groups (variable degree of substitution, DSAcyl) with different hydrophobicity (acetate, butanoate, hexanoate) were synthesized in homogeneous medium of lithium chloride/N,N-dimethylacetamide (LiCl/DMAc). The dependence on DSAcyl of surface properties (empical polarity, Lewis acidity and basicity, contact angle, surface energy) of Cell-Carboxy/Ts was determined and show simple correlation. The thermal properties of Cell-Carboxy/Ts were also evaluated verifying that the heating of these cellulose esters promotes the scisson of acetate group before the tosylate ones. Further Cell-Carboxy/Ts decompose before they undergo melt-flow, so these cellulose esters can be shaped only by regeneration from their solution. In this way, Cell-Carboxy/Ts was shaped into microspheres and microfibers using the techniques of dropping (acetone solution into water) and electrospinning (acetone/DMAc solution), respectively. The structures obtained have average diameter of 240 ± 35 nm e 230 ± 20 nm, respectively. The applicability of infrared and UV-VIS spectroscopies to determine the DSAcyl of cellulose mixed esters was evaluated obtaining satisfactory results. These methods are interesting because they use few amount of sample (about 1 % of weight required by traditional titration method). The sample economy is relevant in exploratory studies of cellulose esters since they are carried out on few grams of sample.

This thesis deals with the preparation of chemically and/or enzymatically modified cellulose. This modification can be either irreversible or reversible. Irreversible modification is used to prepare cellulose derivatives as end products, whereas reversible modification is used to enhance solubility in the preparation of regenerated cellulose. The irreversible modification studied here was the preparation of carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC) using extended mercerization of a spruce dissolving pulp. More specifically the parameters studied were the effect of mercerization at different proportions of cellulose I and II in the dissolving pulp, the concentration of alkali, the temperature and the reaction time. The parameters evaluated were the degree of substitution, the filterability and the amount of gel obtained when the resulting CMC was dissolved in water. Molecular structures of CMC and its gel fractions were analysed by using NIR FT Raman spectroscopy. It was found that the alkali concentration in the mercerization stage had an extensive influence on the subsequent etherification reaction. FT Raman spectra of CMC samples and their gel fractions prepared with low NaOH concentrations (9%) in the mercerization stage indicated an incomplete transformation of cellulose to Na-cellulose before carboxymethylation to CMC. Low average DS values of the CMC, i.e. between 0.42 and 0.50 were obtained. Such CMC dissolved in water resulted in very thick and semi solid gum-like gels, probably due to an uneven distribution of substituents along the cellulose backbone. FT Raman spectra of CMC samples and their gel fractions mercerized at higher alkaline concentration, i.e. 18.25 and 27.5% in the mercerization stage, indicated on the other hand a complete transformation of cellulose to Na-cellulose before carboxymethylation to CMC. Higher average DS values of the CMC, i.e. between 0.88 and 1.05 were therefore obtained. When dissolved in water such CMC caused gel formation especially when prepared from dissolving pulp with a high fraction of cellulose II. The reversible modification studied was the dissolution of cellulose in NaOH/ZnO. Here the effect of enzyme pretreatment was investigated by using two mono-component enzymes; namely xylanase and endoglucanase, used in consecutive stages. It was found that although the crystallinity and the specific surface area of the dissolving pulp sustained minimal change during the enzymatic treatment; the solubility of pulp increased in a NaOH/ZnO solution from 29% for untreated pulp up to 81% for enzymatic pretreated pulp. / Baksidetext Cellulose can be chemically and/or enzymatically modified. Irreversible modification is used to prepare cellulose derivatives as end products, reversible modification to enhance solubility in the preparation of regenerated cellulose. The irreversible modification studied here was the preparation of carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC) using extended mercerization of a spruce dissolving pulp. More specifically the parameters studied were the effect of mercerization at different proportions of cellulose I and II in the dissolving pulp, the concentration of alkali, the temperature and the reaction time. It was found that the alkali concentration in the mercerization stage had an extensive influence on the subsequent etherification reaction. The content of cellulose II had little effect on degree of substitution (DS) at low NaOH concentration, but tended to decrease DS at higher NaOH concentration in both cases compared with cellulose I. It was also found that the content of cellulose II correlates with the gel formation obtained when the CMC is dissolved in water. The reversible modification studied was the dissolution of cellulose in NaOH/ZnO. Here the effect of enzyme pretreatment was investigated by using two mono-component enzymes; namely xylanase and endoglucanase, used in consecutive stages. It was found that the solubility of pulp increased in a NaOH/ZnO solution from 29% for untreated pulp up to 81% for enzymatic pretreated pulp.

A celulose é o biopolímero mais abundante da Terra. Ela contempla muitos dos requisitos desejados para substituição de polímeros sintéticos oriundos de petróleo. Entretanto, a insolubilidade da celulose em água e em solventes orgânicos comuns e a sua decomposição antes da fusão impedem seu processamento por extrusão. Uma solução para esse problema é a preparação de derivados de celulose que possam ser processados por extrusão ou regeneração em não solvente. Nesse ponto, os ésteres de celulose, utilizados há décadas, possuem destaque apresentando grande interesse comercial. Contudo, o contínuo estudo dos ésteres de celulose quanto aos métodos de preparação, de suas propriedades e o desenvolvimento de novos compostos se faz necessário para melhorar e ampliar suas aplicações. Sendo assim, essa tese de doutoramento contribuiu para a química dos ésteres de celulose das seguintes formas: (i) estudo de solventes para síntese de ésteres de celulose em condições reacionais homogêneas; e (ii) síntese, caracterização e moldagem de ésteres mistos de celulose com estrutura controlada. Dentro do primeiro tema, soluções binárias de dimetilsulfóxido (DMSO) e líquidos iônicos (ILs) a base de 1-metilimidazol (acetato de 1-(1-butil)-3-metilimidazólio, C4MeImAc; acetato de 1-(2-metóxietil)-3-metilimidazólio, C3OMeImAc) foram avaliadas como solvente para dissolução e acilação (síntese de acetato de celulose e benzoato de celulose) de celulose sob condições reacionais homogêneas. O foco dessa etapa de trabalho foi verificar se a presença de oxigênio etéreo na cadeia lateral do anel imidazólio favorecia a dissolução e acilação da celulose, uma vez que ele é mais básico que o correspondente grupo metilênico. Surpreendemente, o C4MeImAc apresentou melhor capacidade de dissolução de celulose e os ésteres de celulose nele preparados possuem maior grau de substituição. Para compreensão dessa aparente contradição foram utilizadas as técnicas de reologia; de espectroscopia de 1H e 13C NMR de soluções de celobiose em IL/DMSO; e de solvatocromismo (avaliação da acidez e basicidade de Lewis). Todos essesresultados indicam uma menor interação entre a celulose e o IL contendo cadeia alcóxi e corroboram os dados recém-publicados de cálculos teóricos, que indicam a ciclização, via formação de ligações de hidrogênio intramolecular, do cátion C3OMeIm+. Na tentativa de impedir a ciclização do cátion imidazólio e consequentemente melhorar as propriedades do IL contendo cadeia alcóxi, ILs metilados nas posições 1 e 2 do anel imidazólio foram testados. Apesar de a metilação melhorar a capacidade dos ILs para dissolução e acilação da celulose, não foi observado o efeito esperado para a presença do oxigênio etéreo na cadeia lateral do IL. No segundo tema de estudo, ésteres mistos de celulose (CellCarboxy/Ts) contendo grupo tosilato (com grau de substituição fixo, DSTs ≈ 1,0) e grupos carboxilatos (com grau de substituição variável, DSAcyl) com diferentes hidrofobicidades (acetato, butanoato, hexanoato) foram sintetizados em meio homogêneo de cloreto de lítio/N,N-dimetilacetamida (LiCl/DMAc). A dependência no DSAcyl das propriedades de superfície (polaridade empírica, acidez e basicidade de Lewis; ângulo de contato e energia de superfície) desses ésteres de celulose foi determinada e apresentam correlações simples. Os Cell-Carboxy/Ts também foram caracterizados quanto às suas propriedades térmicas verificando-se que o aquecimento dos ésteres leva à saída dos grupos acila antes do grupo tosilato e que a temperatura de decomposição desses ésteres é menor que a de fusão. Portanto, os Cell-Carboxy/Ts só podem ser moldados por regeneração a partir de soluções. Sendo assim, as técnicas de gotejamento de solução de éster de celulose (solvente acetona) em não solvente (água) e de eletrofiação de solução de Cell-Carboxy/Ts (solvente acetona/DMAc) foram otimizadas para preparação de microesferas e microfibras, respectivamente. As estruturas obtidas apresentaram diâmetro médio de 240 ± 35 nm e 230 ± 20 nm, respectivamente. A aplicabilidade da espectroscopia no infravermelho e no UV-VIS foi avaliada para determinação do DSAcyl dos ésteres mistos obtendo-se resultados satisfatórios. Esses métodos são interessantes, pois permitem a economia de amostra (ca. de 1 % da massa necessária no método tradicional de titulação), o que é relevante em estudos exploratórios de ésteres de celulose onde poucos gramas de amostra são preparados. / Cellulose is most abundant biopolymer in the Earth. It complies with many desired requirements for substitution of petroleum-based polymers. However, cellulose is insoluble in water and common organic solvents and decomposes before undergoes melt flow, which prevents its extrusion processing. One possible solution for this problem is the preparation of cellulose derivatives that can be process by extrusion or by regeneration into non-solvents. In this point, cellulose esters, used for decades, stand out showing great commercial interest. In spite of their long use, the continuous research on cellulose ester focused on new synthetic methods, determination of properties and development of new compounds is necessary to improve and expand their commercial application. Therefore, this PhD thesis contributes to the cellulose esters chemistry in the following way: (i) study of solvents for synthesis of cellulose esters in homogenous reaction conditions (HRC); and (ii) synthesis, characterization and shaping of cellulose mixed esters with controlled structure. In the first approach, binary mixtures of dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) and ionic liquids (ILs) based on 1-methylimidazole (1-(1-butyl)-3-methylimidazolium acetate, C4MeImAc; 1-(2-methoxyethyl)-3-methylimidazolium acetate, C3OMeImAc) were evaluated as solvent for cellulose dissolution and acylation (synthesis of cellulose acetate and cellulose benzoate) under HRC. This part of project aim was verify if the presence of ether oxygen on side chain of imidazolium ring can favored the cellulose dissolution and acylation, once it is more basic than the corresponding methylene group. Surprisingly, the C4MeImAc shows higher ability to dissolves cellulose and the biopolymer esters prepared in it have higher degree of substitution. In order to understand this apparent contradiction, were employed the following techniques: rheology, 1H and 13C NMR spectroscopy of celobiose solution in IL/DMSO; and solvatochromism (evaluation of Lewis acidity and basicity). All results indicate a lower interaction between cellulose and the IL with alkoxy side chain and corroborate the recently published data of theoretical calculation which proposed the cyclization of C3OMeIm+ cation, via intramolecular hydrogen bond. In attempt to avoid the imidazolium cation cyclization and consequently improve the properties ofIL containing alkoxy side chain, ILs methylated at positions 1 and 2 of imidazolium cation were tested. Despite methylation improve the IL ability on cellulose dissolution and acylation, the expected effect for the presence of ether oxygen on IL side chain was not observed. In the second part of this study, cellulose mixed esters (CellCarboxy/Ts) containing tosylate unit (fixed degree of substitution, DSTs ≈ 1.0) and carboxylate groups (variable degree of substitution, DSAcyl) with different hydrophobicity (acetate, butanoate, hexanoate) were synthesized in homogeneous medium of lithium chloride/N,N-dimethylacetamide (LiCl/DMAc). The dependence on DSAcyl of surface properties (empical polarity, Lewis acidity and basicity, contact angle, surface energy) of Cell-Carboxy/Ts was determined and show simple correlation. The thermal properties of Cell-Carboxy/Ts were also evaluated verifying that the heating of these cellulose esters promotes the scisson of acetate group before the tosylate ones. Further Cell-Carboxy/Ts decompose before they undergo melt-flow, so these cellulose esters can be shaped only by regeneration from their solution. In this way, Cell-Carboxy/Ts was shaped into microspheres and microfibers using the techniques of dropping (acetone solution into water) and electrospinning (acetone/DMAc solution), respectively. The structures obtained have average diameter of 240 ± 35 nm e 230 ± 20 nm, respectively. The applicability of infrared and UV-VIS spectroscopies to determine the DSAcyl of cellulose mixed esters was evaluated obtaining satisfactory results. These methods are interesting because they use few amount of sample (about 1 % of weight required by traditional titration method). The sample economy is relevant in exploratory studies of cellulose esters since they are carried out on few grams of sample.

Title: Cellulose dissolution: Comparison of two non-derivatizing solvent systems and the effect of additives Author: Nikolay Kotov Institute: Institute of Macromolecular Chemistry, Czech Academy of Sciences Supervisor of the doctoral thesis: RNDr. Jiří Dybal, CSc. Consultant: Mgr. Adriana Šturcová, Ph.D. Institute of Macromolecular Chemistry, Czech Academy of Sciences, Department of Vibrational Spectroscopy Abstract: Cellulose is an abundant renewable material, which processing and applicability is limited owing to cellulose inability to dissolve in commonly used solvents. Only specific solvents or their combinations are able to dissolve cellulose and its dissolution processes remain unclear till nowadays. Aim of this thesis was to acquire new experimental information on the changes which cellulose exhibits upon dissolution in two exemplary solvents: an ionic liquid 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium chloride (bmimCl) and in an organic solvent N,N-dimethylacetamide (DMAc) with lithium chloride (LiCl). The main tool for that investigation is vibrational spectroscopy which provides valuable information about the polymer structure. Similarities and differences found in the spectra of cellulose in those two solvents and influence of cellulose on the solvents are analyzed. Furthermore, influence of additives on the...