title: Acetylation of Bacterial Cellulose: Preparation of Cellulose Acetate Having a High Degree of Polymerization.
abstract: Cellulose triacetate prepared from bacterial cellulose of Acetobacter xylinum subsp. sucrofermentans BPR3001A showed a higher degree of polymerization and higher mechanical strength than that from the cotton linter. The fine fibrils of bacterial cellulose required only a short time for acetylation which preserved the high degree of polymerization.
authors.affiliation: a Bio-Polymer Research Co., Ltd.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tabuchi
authors.affiliation: a Bio-Polymer Research Co., Ltd.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Watanabe
authors.affiliation: a Bio-Polymer Research Co., Ltd.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Morinaga
authors.affiliation: a Bio-Polymer Research Co., Ltd.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Yoshinaga
keywords: acetylation; bacterial cellulose; cellulose acetate; degree of polymerization; mechanical properties