title: Biotreatment on cellulose fluff pulp: quaternary ammonium salts finish and grafting with beta-cyclodextrin.
abstract: For its potential performances to be expanded, cellulose needs to be processed in different ways. Therefore, an object of the present work was to provide a chemical modification of cellulose through: a specific finish with two quaternary ammonium salts (namely Aliquat 336 and Aliquat 1529, respectively). Chemical grafting of beta-cyclodextrin derivative (beta-CD) onto fibers followed by the inclusion of benzoic acid in the grafted CD cavities as a probe chemical. Physicochemical properties and performances of the untreated and treated fibers have been determined with infrared spectra, microscopy, swelling measurements, antimicrobial finishing tests, and dye adsorption. Our results show that cellulose fibers can be efficiently modified with no significant changes in its structural and surface properties; the treated fibers show an attractive behavior in swelling, dye adsorption and antibacterial activity.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Fibrous Polymers Treatment and Forming, F.S.I., M. Bougara University, Boumerdes, Algeria.
authors.forename: Djamila
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Ghemati
authors.forename: Atika
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Oudia
authors.forename: Djamel
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Aliouche
authors.forename: Saad
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Lamouri
mesh_terms: D000327:Adsorption; D018407:Bacterial Physiological Phenomena / Q000187:drug effects*; D049109:Cell Proliferation / Q000187:drug effects; D002470:Cell Survival / Q000187:drug effects; D002482:Cellulose / Q000737:chemistry*; D000644:Quaternary Ammonium Compounds / Q000737:chemistry*; D047392:beta-Cyclodextrins / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D000644:Quaternary Ammonium Compounds; D047392:beta-Cyclodextrins; D002482:Cellulose; C031215:betadex