New systems suitable for determination of molecular characteristics of cellulose, mixtures of ionic liquids based on 1-n-alkyl-3-methylimidazolium with pyridine, were found. In ionic liquid-pyridine mixtures, cellulose is dispersed on the molecular level. The cellulose-ionic liquid-pyridine systems with 1-ethyl-3-methylimidazolium acetate and 1-ethyl-3-methylimidazolium diethyl phosphate are stable in time. The dynamic viscosity and refractive index of the mixtures can be controlled by varying the ionic liquid to pyridine ratio. The viscometric and dynamooptical properties of cellulose in these mixtures were compared with those in Cadoxen.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)666-672
Number of pages7
JournalRussian Journal of Applied Chemistry
Volume82
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - Apr 2009

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