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Chemistry Investigatory

Project on
“Preparation of Rayon Thread
from filter paper using
cuprammonium process.”

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INDEX
1. Introduction
2. Material Required
3. Procedure
4. Precaution
5. Observation Table
6. Results
7. Biblography

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AIM OF THE
EXPIREMENT
 Preparation of Rayon thread from filter paper using
Cuprammonium process.

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MATERIALS
REQUIRED

1. Beakers
2. Conical Flasks
3. Filtration Flasks
4. Vacuum Pump
5. Bent Tube
6. Glass Rod
7. 50% Ammonia sol
8. dil.NaOH sol
9. dil.H2SO4 sol
10. Filter paper or Waste Paper

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Procedure

A. Preparation of Schweitzer’s Solution:


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a)Way20gofCuSO).5H20.
b)Transfer this to a beaker having 100ml distilled water and add
15ml of dilute H2SO4 to prevent hydrolysis of CuSO.
c)Stir it with a glass rod till a clear solution is obtained. Add 11ml
of liquor ammonia drop by drop with slow stirring. The precipitate
of cupric hydroxide 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.
b)Seal the flask and keep for 10 to 15 days, during this period the
filter paper is dissolved completely.
C.Formation of Ravon Thread:
a)Take 50ml of distilled water in a glass container. To this add 20ml
of conc H2SO4 drop by drop. Cool the solution under tap water. In a
big glass container pour some of sol
b)Fill the syringe with cellulose solution prepared before. c)Place
the big glass container containing H2SO4 solution produced before
in ice (the reaction being spontaneous results in excess release of

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energy in the form of heat which makes the fibers weak and breaks
them).
d)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.
e)Leave the fibers in solution till they decolorize and become
strong enough.
f)Filter and wash with distilled water.

Precaution
a)Addition of excess NH 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 NH 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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Observation Table

 Weight of filter paper=1.0g


 Weight of rayon filament obtained=1.2g
 Maximum length of rayon =32cm
Conclusion
Sample of cuprammonium Rayon was
successfully prepared

RESULT:-
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Rayon thread was prepared from filter paper using
cuprammonium process

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BIBLIOGRAPHY:-
1. Comprehensive Practical
Chemistry – XII.
2. N.C.E.R.T Chemistry Text
Book.
3. Wikipedia, the free
encyclopedia
4. Scribd.
5. www.milkworld.com.

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