Xanthate

Description

A salt or ester of a xanthic acid which is a substituted dithiocarbonic acid of the type ROC(S)SH. In the manufacture of rayon, a bright orange cellulose xanthate is produced by the reaction of carbon disulfide with an alkali cellulose. Many of the simpler salts are used as flotation collectors.

Authority

• Hoechst Celanese Corporation, Dictionary of Fiber & Textile Technology (older version called Man-made Fiber and Textile Dictionary, 1965), Hoechst Celanese Corporation, Charlotte NC, 1990

• Rosalie Rosso King, Textile Identification, Conservation, and Preservation, Noyes Publications, Park Ridge, NJ, 1985