Application of Underwater Discharge for Modification of Cellulose Materials

Author

Titova, Yulia V. ; Stokozenko, Valeria G. ; Maximov, Alexander I.

Author_Institution

Lab. of Nonlinear Processes in Chem. & Technol., Russian Acad. of Sci., Ivanovo, Russia

Volume

38

Issue

4

fYear

2010

fDate

4/1/2010 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

933

Lastpage

936

Abstract

The electric parameters of ??face?? underwater discharges were under study. Oscillograms of current and voltage were obtained for various conditions of discharge ignition, and dynamic current-voltage characteristics were obtained. The application of this type of discharge for delignification processes of rough bast fibers (flax, hemp, and jute) in different solutions was investigated. The residual lignin was determined after plasma-solution treatment and after a shorter chemical treatment with reduced alkalinity. Such two-stage treatment was shown to be effective considerably as far as the delignification degree was 68% for flax, 64% for hemp, and 39% for jute, which are higher than those of lignin removal by traditional chemical technologies.

Keywords

discharges (electric); etching; oscillographs; plasma materials processing; polymers; cellulose material modification; chemical treatment; current oscillograms; delignification process; discharge ignition; dynamic current-voltage characteristics; electric parameters; face underwater discharges; lignin removal; plasma-solution treatment; residual lignin; rough bast fibers; two-stage treatment; underwater discharge application; voltage oscillograms; “face” underwater discharge; Bast fibers; lignin; plasma-solution treatment;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Plasma Science, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0093-3813

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/TPS.2010.2042181

Filename

5431063