Research Article

Isolation of Cellulose Nanofibers: Effect of Biotreatment on Hydrogen Bonding Network in Wood Fibers

Table 2

Change in IR Index of D2O-saturated wood fire with enzymatic treatment: OH peak from 2997 to 3724/cm.

EnzymeOH peak area2900 / cm *Hydrogen bonds
treatment2997–3742/cmPeak area

S1601.95869.908.59
S4652.22770.509.24

S1: biotreated fibre; S4: untreated,
*Calculated by relative peak area with 2900/cm as internal standard.