AbstractInvestigations have been made on the influence of (1) beating on the dielectric properties of cellulose, (2) beating before and after ethylamine treatment of cellulose, (3) compressive stress and moisture on the crystallinity of cellulose, (4) pelletizing cellulose for measurement of crystallinity, and (5) employing different methods of drying the cellulose on the crystallinity of cellulose. It was found that existing formulas involving the 002 peak intensity for estimating the crystallinity index seem to be inadequate. It is suspected that ethylamine treatment does not “decrystallize” cellulose but causes swelling of cellulose, resulting in an alteration in the lateral order structure of the so‐called “amorphous content” of cellulose. It is suggested that the moisture regain method is more suitable for comparing the dielectric constant and accessibility of
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