Blending of Cellulose and Chitosan in Alkyl Imidazolium Ionic Liquids

Table 2

The sizes of polymer aggregates (hydrodynamic radius) and 𝐸_act of the cellulose/chitosan B solutions with cosolvents in comparison to cellulose solutions in ILs.

IL	Cosolvent	Concentrations of components in the solutions, wt%				𝐸act, kJ/mol	Aggregates size, nm
		Cellulose	Chitosan	IL	Co-solvent
EMIMAc	—	5	0	95	0	23	419
	—	4.5	0.5	95	0	24	600
	DMSO	4.5	0.5	90	5	21	552
	DEE	4.5	0.5	90	5	21	203
	EAc	4.5	0.5	90	5	19	368
BMIMAc	—	5	0	95	0	24	197
	—	4.5	0.5	95	0	27	208
	DMSO	4.5	0.5	90	5	25	199
	DEE	4.5	0.5	90	5	21	196
	EAc	4.5	0.5	90	5	20	175