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Comparative analysis of crystallinity changes in cellulose i polymers using ATR-FTIR, X-ray diffraction, and carbohydrate-binding module probes.

This research was collaborative with the Centre for Plant Sciences at UoL and Bayer CropScience, Belgium.

This paper presents a novel method to analyse crystallinity changes in cellulose using cellulose-directed carbohydrate-binding modules and offers a new and advantageous method of qualitative and quantitative assessment of changes to the structure of cellulose on processing. This method provides significant advantages over existing techniques such as Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy and x-ray diffraction. It has particular significance for the textile industry, potentially having a massive impact on the dyeing and wet-processing industries. Blackburn designed the image manipulation process to convert microscopy into data.