| abstract |
There is provided a solvent that can uniformly dissolve a polysaccharide within a short time period regardless of the crystal form of the polysaccharide and without requiring any special pretreatment. The solvent includes a tetraalkylammonium acetate represented by the below-indicated formula; and an aprotic polar solvent. A content of the aprotic polar solvent is 35 wt % or more. n nIn the formula, R 1 , R 2 , R 3 , and R 4 each independently represent an alkyl group having 3 to 6 carbon atoms. |