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Ionic Liquid and Cellulose Technologies: Dissolution, Modification and Composite Preparation

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This chapter summarizes the recent advances in the development of new cellulose technologies using ionic liquids. Dissolution of cellulose in ionic liquids has been used to produce new processing technologies, cellulose functionalization, and new cellulose materials including blends, composites, fibers, and ion gels.

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Işık, M., Sardon, H., Mecerreyes, D. (2015). Ionic Liquid and Cellulose Technologies: Dissolution, Modification and Composite Preparation. In: Mecerreyes, D. (eds) Applications of Ionic Liquids in Polymer Science and Technology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-44903-5_6

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