Butane tetracarboxylic acid as green modifier for tuned hydrophilicity of surface modified cellulose

Shuxian Yu, Jie Wei, Jia Shuai, Shaoyi Lyu*, Chen Pan, Ziqiang Shao*

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Abstract

This study proposes one straightforward way for butane tetracarboxylic acid modification of cellulose nanofibrils (CNF). Esterified cellulose nanofibrils (ECNF) were characterized using Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FT-IR), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), transmission electron microscopy (TEM). The reaction mechanism between tetracarboxylic acid modification and CNF was discussed. The resultant ECNF exhibited improved hydrophobicity in water compared with pure CNF. These results confirmed how esterified (ECNF) biobased nanoparticles with tuned hydrophilicity, obtained by treatment with a low cost, sustainable and easily soluble cross-linker, have the potential for widespread applicability in the field polymeric based nanocomposites having different polarity.

Original languageEnglish
Article number012077
JournalJournal of Physics: Conference Series
Volume2011
Issue number1
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 8 Sept 2021
Event2021 5th International Conference on Green Composite Materials and Nanotechnology, GCMN 2021 - Nanjing, Virtual, China
Duration: 23 Jul 202125 Jul 2021

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