Surfactant adsorption by total internal reflection Raman spectroscopy. Part III: Adsorption onto cellulose

► Adsorption isotherms of CTAB and Triton X-100 on hydrophilic cellulose are recorded by TIR-Raman scattering. ► Hydrolysis of a trimethylsilyl cellulose surface follows a two-step process. ► CTAB and Triton X-100 do not interact strongly when co-adsorbed on cellulose.