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Kinetics of pyrolysis of cotton cellulose and cellulose acetate with different degrees of substitution have been studied. The range of decomposition temperature of the cellulose samples was found to decrease with the increase in degree of substitution. However, the stability of the polymer increased as the degree of substitution increased. Probable mechanism of degradation of the test samples is discussed. Energy of activation and order of reaction for the decomposition of polymer samples as well as for the residual materials have been determined and correlated with DTA measurements.
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