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Characterization of an Avicel PH 102 MCC powder through polymerization degree determination, X‐ray diffraction and N2 adsorptions at subcritical temperatures is described. Specific characterizations of MCC/H2O exchange in different environments were performed by means of thermogravimetric weight losses on time/temperature scale and analyses of water adsorption/absorption from saturated vapors at 310 K. The reversibility of MCC/H2O interactions and the influence of different ‘surface area probes’ on the specific surface area are discussed.
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Ardizzone, S., Dioguardi, F.S., Mussini, T. et al. Microcrystalline cellulose powders: structure, surface features and water sorption capability. Cellulose 6, 57–69 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1009204309120
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