Effect of microwave irradiation on the physical properties and morphological structures of cotton cellulose

Microwave heating has been proved to be more rapid, uniform and efficient, and easily penetrate to particle inside. To investigate the effect of microwave irradiation on the physical property and morphological structure of cotton cellulose, cellulose fabric was treated with microwave irradiation at different conditions. The physical properties of the treated cellulose fabric were investigated. The morphological structures and thermal stabilities of the untreated and treated cellulose were investigated with differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) and X-ray diffraction. The results show that the physical properties of the treated cellulose fabrics were improved and the recoverability had not significant change. The thermal stability of the treated cellulose was changed. The crystallinity and preferred orientation of the treated cotton cellulose increased.