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Dissolution mechanism of cellulose in a benzyltriethylammonium/urea deep eutectic solvent (DES): DFT-quantum modeling, molecular dynamics and experimental investigation

Omar Azougagh
Ridouan El Yousfi
Soumya Essayeh
Hayat El-Hammi
Mohamed Abou-Salama
Youssef El Ouardi
Abderrahmane El Idrissi
Loubna Jabir
Katri Laatikainen
Issam Jilal
Nafea Achalhi
Nor Mohammed
Soufian El Barkany

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Abstract

In this paper, a benzyltriethylammonium/urea DES was investigated as a new green and eco-friendly medium for the progress of organic chemical reactions, particularly the dissolution and the functionalization of cellulose.

Research topics

Advanced Cellulose Research Studies
Ionic liquids properties and applications
Lignin and Wood Chemistry

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DOI: 10.1039/d3cp02335d

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