Calorimetric method of determining degree of crystallinity of cellulosic materials

Conclusions A calorimetric method has been proposed for determining the degree of crystallinity of cellulosic materials; it is based on measuring the heat effects from interaction of cellulose with water.The method is more reliable and simpler as compared with the previously used methods.Translated from Khimicheskie Volokna, No. 2, pp. 58–59, March–April, 1989.