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Preparation of deuterium incorporated cellulose is a vital tool to investigate cellulose internal structure and to expand the application fields of cellulose materials. In this study, cellulosic cotton fibers with anti-rehydration (exchange-resistant) deuterium incorporated in cellulose were prepared by chemical hydrogen–deuterium exchange treatment. The chemical hydrogen–deuterium exchange process, along with exchange time, were characterized by nuclear magnetic resonance hydrogen spectroscopy (1H-NMR). The anti-rehydration deuterium incorporation was determined by Fourier Transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) and Stable Isotope Ratio Mass Spectrometer (IRSM). The effect of the deuterium hydroxyl substitution on cotton fiber’s spectral data, microstructure, crystalline information, degree of polymerization, as well as it’s thermogravimetric analysis (charcoalization and combustion) are explored. Analysis of the chemical exchange process indicated that the hydrogen–deuterium exchange occurred preferentially in the amorphous cellulose component over the first several minutes. Deuterium exchange in the anti-rehydration crystalline phase took several hours. Increasing the treatment time, enhanced exchange-resistant deuterium incorporation to as high as about 60% of the cotton fibers’ cellulose hydroxyl groups was achieved. The characterization of FTIR, Fourier transform Raman (FT-Raman), and near-infrared spectra (NIR) all exhibited the deuterium spectral isotope effect on cellulose hydroxl groups. While, apart from the effect of reaction temperature, deuterium incorporation isotope effect did not affect the cellulose microstructure, crystalline index and the degree of polymerization properties. Furthermore, the thermogravimetric analysis of deuterated cotton fibers under N2 and air atmosphere were both altered due to the thermodynamic isotope effect. These observations revealed the hydrogen–deuterium exchange treatment process and impacts on cellulose fiber properties, which helped us to better understand the cellulose internal structure and may facilitate the potential utilization of deuterated cellulosic materials.
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This work was supported by the National Science Foundation of China (51706044 and 51903131), the Natural Science Foundation of the Shandong of China (ZR2019QEM007), the Natural Science Foundation of the Jiangsu of China (BK20170666), Special Foundation of “Taishan Scholar” Construction Program and the Recruitment Program for Young Professionals in China.
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Song, Y., Jiang, W., Ben, H. et al. The preparation and characterization of chemically deuterium incorporated cotton fibers. Cellulose 28, 5351–5361 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10570-021-03869-9
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