Overview of water evolution during the thermal degradation of cellulose

The evolution of water during the heating of cellulose is of great importance in understanding the degradation of cellulose because of the autoaccelerating role water plays in the degradation process. Water evolution from cellulose occurs both physically through desorption and chemically by elimination reactions. This paper discusses the mechanisms of water evolution from cellulose in three distinct temperature regimes: (i) loss of absorbed...