Crystals of cellulose triacetate were hydrolyzed in an attempt to obtain single crystals of cellulose. The hydrolyzed material retains the morphology of the triacetate crystals, but its crystalline state depends upon the method of hydrolysis. In an aqueous medium, polycrystalline cellulose is formed, while a nonaqueous medium gives an amorphous cellulose. The results suggest that the hydrolysis is accompanied by a disruption of the lattice and that recrystallization of the resulting amorphous cellulose is caused by the water.
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