The influence of moisture biopolymers on their supramolecular structures
Modern ideas on the structural organization of cellulose microfibrils are analyzed. A scheme for the formation of a cellulose additional capillary and porous system is put forward based on pilot studies of sorption processes with the use of proton magnetic relaxation. It has been established that at 8-10% moisture content of cellulose a filling of its micropores occurs accompanied by an increase in their cross-sectional dimensions, an increase in the specific surface and reduced crystallinity of samples.