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Penetration-sorption of cotton fibers measured by immersed weight
Abstract
Weight of cotton immersed in an aqueous solution (various concentrations of NaOH) was explored as a basis for assessing penetration and sorption of the solute. The overall effects of swelling are indicated. Penetration and sorption phenomena can be identified with supplementary information, but they cannot yet be quantified. This methodology supplements and complements gel filtration as a means of measuring interactions between solutes in aqueous solution and cellulose fibers.
