A new method is proposed for estimation of cellulose crystallinity (CrI) based on 93 cm Raman band in spectra of cellulose I materials. In this method (93-Raman), CrI was determined based on regression that was developed using the ratios of peak-heights of the 93 and 1096 cm Raman bands (I/I). For calibration purposes, a set of eight samples, all derived from cotton microcrystalline cellulose Whatman CC31 were selected. When the peak intensity ratios (I/I) were plotted against the calculated CrIs of the calibration set samples, the plot showed an excellent linear correlation (R = 0.9888). The 93-Raman method was used to estimate crystallinities of a number of cellulose materials including poplar wood samples that were hydrothermally treated at various temperatures. The wood 93-Raman CrI data showed that the method is able to differentiate between organized and crystalline phases of cellulose, a capability lacking in many other CrI estimation methods.
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