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The Lyocell process is a modern ‘green’ industrial fiber-making technology, which employs N-methylmorpholine-N-oxide monohydrate (NMMO) to directly dissolve cellulose. One problem in Lyocell processing is the discoloration of the spinning dope due to chemical side reactions. Two different methods were elaborated to isolate chromophores, which are present in minute amounts only, from Lyocell fibers, the first one using hydrogen chloride in alcoholic solution, the second one employing boron trifluoride – acetic acid complex. Several chromophores were unambiguously identified by a combination of analytical techniques and comparison to authentic samples. Carbohydrate condensation products, such as catechols, were shown to dominate in early phases of chromophore formation. In later stages, these initial chromophores undergo further condensation reactions with degradation products of NMMO and NMMO itself, leading to nitrogen-containing heterocycles and quinoid products, among others. The incorporation of nitrogen into the chromophores and thus the participation of the solvent in chromophore formation were proven.
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Rosenau, T., Potthast, A., Milacher, W. et al. Discoloration of cellulose solutions in N-methylmorpholine-N-oxide (Lyocell). Part 2: Isolation and identification of chromophores. Cellulose 12, 197–208 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10570-004-0210-3
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