Action of Acrylonitrile on Viscose - Effect on the Normal Aging Process

Action of Acrylonitrile on Viscose

“…acrylonitrile is added to viscose, it reacts rapidly with the principal by-product sulfur constituents, releasing carbon disulfide and raising the salt test (5). Simultaneously the viscose becomes opaque as a result of the formation of an insoluble thionitrile.…”