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CHEMISTRY INVESTEGATORY
PROJECT [2019-20]
To prepare a sample of cuprammonium
rayon threads from filter paper.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS :
1. Acknowledgement______________3
2. Aim____________________________4
3. Apparatus______________________5
4. Chemicals required______________6
5. Introduction_____________________7
6. Reactions_______________________10
7. Procedure______________________11
8. Result__________________________13
9. Precautions_____________________14
10. Bibliography____________________15
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AIM: To prepare a sample of
cuprammonium rayon threads from filter
paper.
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APPARATUS:
Conical flask (preferably 250 ml)
Funnel
Glass rod
Beaker (preferably 250 ml)
Water bath
Filter paper (Whatman paper or ordinary filter
paper sheets.)
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CHEMICALS REQUIRED :
CuSO4 crystals
NaOH solution
Liquor ammonia solution
Dilute H2SO4
Distilled H2O
5M H2SO4
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INTRODUCTION:
Rayon is a synthetic fiber produced from cellulose. Developed in an
attempt to produce silk chemically, it was originally called artificial
silk or wood silk. Rayon is a regenerated fiber, because cellulose is
converted to a liquid compound and then back to cellulose in the form
of fiber.
For example, cuprammonium rayon is made by dissolving
cellulose in an ammoniacal copper sulphate solution.
The characteristics of rayon fibers are :
They are highly absorbent,
Soft and comfortable,
Easy to dye &
Drapeswell
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BACKGROUND
Cellulose is nature’s own giant molecule. It is the fibrous material that
every plant from seaweed to the sequoia makes by baking glucose
molecules in long chains; the chains are bound together in the fibers
that give plants their shape and strength. Wood has now become the
main source of cellulose. Since it contains only 40% to 50% cellulose,
the substance must be extracted by ‘pulping’. The logs are flaked, and
then simmered in chemicals that dissolve the tarry lignin, resins and
minerals. The remaining pulp, about 93% cellulose, is dried and rolled
into sheets-raw material for paper, rayon and other products.
It can be obtained in 2 ways:
1. Viscose Process: Cellulose is soaked in 30% caustic soda
solution for about 3 hrs. The alkali solution is removed and the
product is treated with CS2. This gives cellulose xanthate, which
is dissolved in NaOH solution to give viscous solution. This is
filtered and forced through a spinneret into a dilute H2SO4
solution, both of which harden the gum-like thread into rayon
fibers. The process of making viscose was discovered by
C.F.Cross and E.J.Bevan in 1891.
2. Cuprammonium Rayon: Cuprammonium rayon is obtained by
dissolving pieces of filter paper in a deep blue solution containing
tetra-ammine cupric hydroxide. The latter is obtained from a
solution of copper sulphate. To it, NH4OH solution is added to
precipitate cupric hydroxide, which is then dissolved in excess of
NH3.
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PROPERTIES OF RAYON THREAD
General Characteristics:
Rayon as a cloth is soft and comfortable. It drapes well
which is one of the reasons it is so desirable an apparel fabric.
Most characteristics are variable depending on processing additives
and finishing treatments not to mention fabric construction
Absorbency:
Rayon is the most absorbent of all cellulose fibers, even more so than
cotton and linen Because of this, rayon absorbs perspiration and
allows it to evaporate away from the skin, making it an excellent
summer fabric. Its high absorbency applies equally to dyes allowing
beautiful deep rich colours.
Strength:
It loses a great deal of strength when wet. Because of this, it
stretches and shrinks more than cotton.
Abrasion resistance :
Poor due to inelasticity of the fibers. It is easily damaged by scraping
and will pill on the surface of the cloth.
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REACTION:
CuSO4 + NaOH Cu(OH)2 + Na2SO4
(Pale blue ppt)
Cu(OH) 2 + NH4OH [Cu(NH3) 4](OH)2 + 4H2O
[Cu(NH3) 4](OH)2 + pieces of filter paper left for 10-15 days give a viscous
solution called VISCOSE.
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PROCEDURE:
A. Preparation of Schweitzer’s Solution:
a) Way 20g of CuSO4.5H20.
b) Transfer this to a beaker having 100ml distilled water and
add 15ml of dilute H2SO4 to prevent hydrolysis of CuSO4.
c) Stir it with a glass rod till a clear solution is obtained. Add
dilute NaOH drop by drop with slow stirring.
The precipitate of cupric hydroxide is separated out.
d) Filter the solution containing cupric hydroxide through a
funnel with filter paper.
e) Wash the precipitate of cupric hydroxide with water until
the filtrate fails to give a positive test for sulphate ions with
barium chloride solution.
f) Transfer the precipitate to a beaker that contains 50ml of
liquor ammonia or wash it down the funnel. The precipitate
when dissolved in liquor ammonia gives a deep blue
solution of tetra-ammine cupric hydroxide. This is known as
SCHWEITZER’S SOLUTION.
B. Preparation of Cellulose material
a) After weighing 2g of filter paper divide it into very fine
pieces and then transfer these pieces to the tetra-ammine
cupric hydroxide solution in the beaker.
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b) Seal the flask and keep for 10 to 15 days, during this
period the filter paper is dissolved completely.
C. Formation of Rayon Thread
a) Fill the syringe with cellulose solution prepared before.
b) Place the big glass container containing 5M H2SO4 solution
produced before in ice (the reaction being spontaneous
results in excess release of energy in the form of heat
which makes the fibers weak and breaks them).
c) Immerse the tip of the syringe in the solution and press
gently. Notice the fibers getting formed in the acid bath.
Continue to move your hand and keep pressing the syringe
to extrude more fibers into the bath.
d) Leave the fibers in solution till they decolorize and become strong
enough.
e) Filter and wash with distilled water.
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RESULT
Sample of cuprammonium rayon thread
was successfully prepared from filter paper
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PRECAUTIONS:
a) Addition of excess NH3 should be avoided.
b) Before taking the viscose in the syringe make sure that it does
not contain any particles of paper, otherwise, it would clog the
needle of the syringe.
c) Addition of NH3 should be done in a fume cupboard and with
extreme care. The fumes if inhaled may cause giddiness.
d) Use a thick needle otherwise the fibers won’t come out.
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BIBLIOGRAPHY:
WIKIPEDIA
WWW.BRITANICA .COM
CLASS 12th CHEMISTRY (PART I)
COMPREHENSIVE PRACTICAL CHEMISTRY CLASS 12TH BOOK
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