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Author

Kamath, Y.K.; Hornby, S.B.; Weigmann, H.D.

Author Affiliation

Textile Res. Inst.-Princeton

Title Of Article Chaper

Irreversible chemisorption of formaldehyde on cotton cellulose

Title Of Journal Book

Textile research journal

Volume

55

Issue

11

Pages

663-666

Language Of Text

English

Literature Type

Serial

Literature Level

Analytic

Abstract

At low temperatures, sorption of formaldehyde on cotton is reversible. At temperatures over 65 degrees C, a fraction of sorbed formaldehyde is irreversibly bonded to cellulose and cannot be extracted by water. -- AATA

pub_id

28990