CENTR

AL
BOAR
D OF INDIAN SCHOOL IB
SECON
DARY CHEMI
EDUC STRY
ATION INVES
PREPARATION OF RAYON
TIGAT
THREAD FROM FILTER
ORY
PAPER
PROJE
2023-24

CT ON
DONE BY
NAME:
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CLASS: XII
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 ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

Firstly, I would like to express my sincere gratitude to

my chemistry mentor, Mrs. Nisha Suresh, for her vital
support, guidance and encouragement, without which this
project would not have come forth. Her suggestions and
instructions served as the major contributor towards the
completion of my project.

I would like to extend my gratitude to my beloved

principal, Mr. VS Suresh, for giving me this golden
opportunity to do this investigatory project on the topic
“Preparation of Rayon Thread from Filter Paper”.

I am also very thankful to my parents for inspiring me

to work hard till this day. Their valuable suggestions have
played a major role in successful completion of my
project.

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 INDEX
SNo CONTENT PAGE
NUMBER

1 CERTIFICATE 2

2 ACKNOWLEDGEMENT 3

3 INDRODUCTION 5-7

4 AIM 8

5 METERIALS REQUIRED 8

6 REACTIONS 8

7 PROCEDURE 9-11

8 PRECUATION 13

9 RESULT 14

10 BIBLIOGRAPHY 15

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 INTRODUCTION

 Natural Fibers such as cellulose are the chief raw meterials for the
preparation of rayon.
 The Term rayon includes all synthethic fibers obtained from
cellulose and are used commercially in fiber manufaturing
 Cellulose is an insoluble meterial which was first converted into
soluble derivative called viscose. The Viscose is then forced
through a fine orifices into some reagent(usally dilute sulphuric
acid) and the resulting thread is kept under tension to form fiber of
required tensile strength. Rayon is also a artifitical silk used for
manufaturing of fabirics like stockings,shirts,sarees etc.

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 CELLULOSE CAN BE OBATINED IN TWO WAYS

Viscos Process: Cellulose is soaked in 30% Custic Soda solution for

about 3 hrs. The alkali Solution is removed and the product is treated
with CSi.This gives cellulose xanthate,which is dissolved in NaOH
solution to give viscos solution. This is filtered an forced through
spinneret into a dilute H2SO4 solution,both of which harden the gum
like thread into rayon fibers. The Process of making a viscos was
discovered by C.F Cross and E.J Bevan in 1891.

CUPRAMMONIUM RAYON

Cuprammonium rayon is obtained by dissolving pieces of filter

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paper in deep blue solution containing tetra -ammine cupric
hydroxide. The latter is obtained from a solution of copper
Sulphate. To it,(Na)OH solution is added to precipitate cupric
hydroxide,Which is the dissolved in excess NH.

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 AIM OF THE PROJECT

This project is aimed at preparation of rayon thread from filter paper

employing cuprammonium process.

METERIALS REQUIRED
 Beaker
 Conical Flask
 Filtration Flask
 Vaccum Pump Bent Tube
 Glass rod
 50% ammonia Solution
 Dil.Sulphuric Acid
 Filter paper or Waste Paper

REACTIONS

 CUSO4+ 2NH40H — Cu(OH)2+ (NHa4)2S04

 Cu(OH)2+4NHsOH—[Cu(NHs3)4](OH)2+ 4H20

 [Cu(NHs) 4](OH) 2 + pieces of filter paper left for 10-15

days give a viscous solution called VISCOSE
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 PROCEDURE
 Weigh 20g of CuS0O4.5H-0.
 Transfer this to a beaker having 100ml distilled water and
add 15ml of dilute H2SOa4 to prevent hydrolysis of CuSOa.

 Stirit 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 is separated out.

 Filter the solution containing cupric

hydroxide through a funnel with filter paper.

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  Wash the precipitate of cupric hydroxide with water until
the filtrate fails to give a positive test for sulphate ions with
barium chloride solution.

 Transfer the precipitate to a beaker that contains 50ml of

liguor 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”.

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 Preparation of Cellulose material
 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.

 Seal the flask and keep for 10 to 15 days,

during this period the filter paper is dissolved completely.

Formation of Rayon Thread

 Take 50ml of distilled water in a glass container. To this add
20ml of conc H2S0a4 drop by drop. Cool the solution under
tap water. In a big glass container pour some of the solution.
 Fill the syringe with cellulose solutionprepared before.
 Place the big glass container containing H2S04 solution
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 produced before in ice (the reaction being spontaneous
results in excess elease of energy in the form of heat which
makes the fibers weak and breaks them).
 Immerse the tip of the syringe in the solution and press
gently. Notice the fibersgetting formed in the acid bath.
Continue tomove your hand and keep pressing thesyringe to
extrude more fibers into the bath.
 Leave the fibers in solution till they decolorize and become
strong enough.

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  Filter and wash with distilled water.
Precautions

 Addition of excess NHz should be avoided.

 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.
 Addition of NH4 should be done in a fume cupboard and
with extreme care. The fumes if inhaled may cause
giddiness.
 Use a thick needle otherwise the fibers won't come out.

RESULT
A rayon thread was made of the a filter paper
in a laboratory.

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 Bibliography
 Comprehensive Practical Chemistry Class XII
 Book By Dr.N.K.Verma,Avinash Ojha
 Lakshimi Publications pvt limited,2008
 Sources: fdocument.in,icbse.com etc…

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