The Effect of Humidity on the Crystallinity of Cellulose

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Scoured cotton chemically purified cut cotton Avirin (TN)microcrystalline cellulose (wood pulp)formaldehyde- crosslinked cotton mercerized cotton. Relative humidity. Crystallinity index interferences relative intensities diffractometer angles. X-ray diffraction.

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