title: The structure characterization of cellulose xanthogenate derived from the straw of Eichhornia crassipes.
abstract: Alkali-treated straw and cellulose xanthogenate were derived from shoot and root biomass of Eichhornia crassipes by treatment with NaOH and CS(2), respectively. The structures of the raw and modified plant materials were characterized by XRD, TGA/DTA, and FTIR. Alkali treatment increased the crystallinity of raw plant material, while the subsequent CS(2) treatment had the reverse effect. The thermal stability of the plant material was diminished by alkali treatment but was restored by subsequent CS(2) treatment. Alkali treatment removed most of the lignin and hemicellulose from the raw plant material, whereas the formation of cellulose xanthogenate introduced new C=S and O-CS-S functional groups.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Plant Nutrition and Ecological Environment Research, Microelement Research Center of Huazhong Agricultural University, Ministry of Agriculture, Wuhan 430070, China.
authors.forename: Wenbing
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Zhou
authors.forename: Duanwei
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Zhu
authors.forename: Alan
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Langdon
authors.forename: Lisa
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Shuijiao
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Liao
authors.forename: Liangfeng
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Tan
mesh_terms: D018533:Biomass; D002482:Cellulose / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000737:chemistry*; D003460:Crystallization; D004055:Differential Thermal Analysis; D031806:Eichhornia / Q000737:chemistry*; D018517:Plant Roots / Q000737:chemistry; D018520:Plant Shoots / Q000737:chemistry; D017550:Spectroscopy, Fourier Transform Infrared; D013818:Thermogravimetry
chemical_list: D002482:Cellulose