Surface-Modified Cellulose Nanofibers-graft-poly(lactic acid)s Made by Ring-Opening Polymerization of L-Lactide
- Kasetsart University, Department of Biotechnology, Faculty of Agro-Industry (Thailand)
- Kyushu University, Department of Agro-Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Agriculture (Japan)
- Massey University, School of Engineering (New Zealand)
Highly crystalline cellulose nanofibers with a high density of carboxylate groups only on the surfaces were prepared from both softwood and non-wood cellulose pulp. The preparation method used 2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidine-1-oxyl (TEMPO)-mediated oxidation of native cellulose fibrils in an aqueous TEMPO/NaBr/NaClO system and subsequent postoxidation with NaClO{sub 2} in acetate buffer (pH 4.8). The TEMPO-oxidized cellulose nanofibers (TOCNs) possessed a carboxylate content of 1.7 mmol g{sup −1} and a crystallinity of 67–69% with a crystallite size of ∼3 nm. The TOCNs were used to produce highly crystalline TOCN-graft-poly(lactic acid) (PLA) nanocomposites via ring-opening polymerization of L-lactide in a polar aprotic solvent. Effects of the reaction temperature and the molar ratio of L-lactide to carboxylate surface groups, on the efficiency of surface grafting were investigated to potentially improve the crystallinity and thermal properties of the nanocomposites. The crystallinity of TOCN-g-PLA products was 59–66% greater than the crystallinity of neat PLA.
- OSTI ID:
- 22950378
- Journal Information:
- Journal of Polymers and the Environment, Vol. 27, Issue 4; Other Information: Copyright (c) 2019 Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, part of Springer Nature; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 1566-2543
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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