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. 2017 Mar 20;22(3):490. doi: 10.3390/molecules22030490

Table 1.

Solubility of cellulose in ILs and IL-based solvent systems.

Solvents Cellulose Dissolution Conditions Solubility (%) Reference
[Emim]Cl Mcc 100 °C 10 [9]
[C3mim]Cl Mcc 100 °C 0.5 [9]
[Bmim]Cl Mcc 100 °C 20 [9]
[Emim]Ac Mcc 100 °C 8 [9]
[MeOC3P][MeOAc] Avicel 100 °C 36 [33]
[AC2P][MeOAc] Avicel 100 °C 31 [33]
[Bmim]Ac/DMSO Mcc 25 °C 15.0 [39]
[Bmim]Ac Mcc 50 °C 11.5 [39]
[Bmim]Ac/LiAc Mcc 50 °C 16.0 [42]
[Amim]Cl Pulp(650) 80 °C 14.5 [46]
[Amim]Cl Mcc-NaOH 100 °C 3.5 [46]
[AC2im]Cl Mcc-NaOH 100 °C 5.4 [46]
[AMMorp]Ac Mcc 120 °C 25–30 [47]