Journal
MATERIALS LETTERS
Volume 120, Issue -, Pages 196-199Publisher
ELSEVIER
DOI: 10.1016/j.matlet.2014.01.060
Keywords
Microfibrillated cellulose; Fiber network; Surface modification; Hydrophobicity
Funding
- Juniorprofessorenprogram Baden-Wurttemberg 'NaCoPa'
- Robert-Bosch Foundation 'Foresnab'
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The use of microfibrillated cellulose is mainly constraint by its hydrophilic character, and there is an urgent search for sustainable alternatives towards hydrophobic surface modification. Here, we present a production technique where cellulose fibers are modified by an in-situ reaction with styrene maleic anhydride, ammonium hydroxide and plant wax under aqueous environment. After imidization, the cellulose fibers were fibrillated along with partial coverage of the surface by styrene maleimide nanoparticles and incorporation of wax, resulting in the formation of a stable and hydrophobic microporous fiber network. (C) 2014 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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