Homogeneous Esterification of Cellulose in the Mixture N-Butylpyridinium Chloride/Dimethylsulfoxide

Table 2

Thermal characteristics of samples kraft cellulose (a), p-nitrobenzoyl chloride (b), and cellulose p-nitrobenzoate (c).

Samples	(°C)	(°C)	(%); (at )	(%); (at 400°C)
(a)	280	350	58	34
(b)	100	254–360	65–24	12
(c)	80	264	45	20

: temperature of the beginning of the degradation to 1% mass loss.
: temperature of maximum mass loss.
(%): percentage of carbon residue at .
(%): percentage of carbon residue at 400°C.