Research Article

Scanning Electron Microscopy and Kinetic Studies of Ketene-Acetylated Wood/Cellulose High-Density Polyethylene Blends

Table 1

Percent solvent uptake of treated and untreated blend samples.

Treated cellulose blendTreated wood cellulose blend Untreated
cellulose blend

NaOH (0.5 M) 14.2914.2971.43
HCl (0.5 M) 42.8642.8685.71
H2O 12.8612.8657.14