Dissolution Characteristics of Bamboo Cellulose in Ionic Liquids
Cellulose is the most abundant natural renewable resources. It is the new and environment-friendly method to utilize the bamboo cellulose employing the ionic liquids to dissolve lignocellulosic materials. The polari-zing microscope and FTIR was used to study the dissolution of bamboo cellulose and bamboo powders with ionic liq-uids. The result showed that: (1) bamboo cellulose would be absolutely dissolved after 2h with ionic liquids;(2) the hemicellulose and lignin would be dissolved partly in ionic liquids; (3) the dissolution ratio decreased with increasing of bamboo powder diameter. The results provide a theoretical basis for the utilization and explora-tion of bamboo cellulose.