cyanoethylation


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cyanoethylation

[¦sī·ə·nō‚e·thə′lā·shən]
(organic chemistry)
A chemical reaction involving the addition of acrylonitrile to compounds with a reactive hydrogen.
(textiles)
Treating cotton fibers with acrylonitrile and caustic soda to improve dyeing, rot-resistance, and strength characteristics.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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Acrylonitrile was used to carry out the cyanoethylation reaction with sodium hydroxide as the catalyst.
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In another study of cyanoethylation of wood pulp and cotton results that wood pulp was more reactive because of a lower degree of polymerization (92).
Pretreatments of natural fibers and their application as reinforcing material in polymer composites--a review
The chemical modification of cellulose fibers surface by acetylation, cyanoethylation, peroxide treatment, iso-cyanates sizing, and so on, as well as the treatment with various coupling agents has been tested to improve wood fiber-matrix adhesion [15].
Polymer composites with cellulose microfibrils
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