Lack of evidence for an autocatalytic point in the degradation of cellulose acetate. Knight, B. Polymer Degradation and Stability, 107:219–222, September, 2014.
Lack of evidence for an autocatalytic point in the degradation of cellulose acetate [link]Paper  doi  abstract   bibtex   
The evidence for the existence of a critical concentration of acetic acid, or autocatalytic point, at which deacetylation of cellulose triacetate film accelerates markedly, is re-examined. It is concluded that in fact deacetylation is autocatalytic at all concentrations of acid, and also that there is no evidence for the existence of an induction period.
@article{knight_lack_2014,
	title = {Lack of evidence for an autocatalytic point in the degradation of cellulose acetate},
	volume = {107},
	issn = {01413910},
	url = {https://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0141391013004060},
	doi = {10.1016/j.polymdegradstab.2013.12.002},
	abstract = {The evidence for the existence of a critical concentration of acetic acid, or autocatalytic point, at which deacetylation of cellulose triacetate film accelerates markedly, is re-examined. It is concluded that in fact deacetylation is autocatalytic at all concentrations of acid, and also that there is no evidence for the existence of an induction period.},
	language = {en},
	urldate = {2021-05-07},
	journal = {Polymer Degradation and Stability},
	author = {Knight, Barry},
	month = sep,
	year = {2014},
	pages = {219--222},
}

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