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CARBOHYDRATE POLYMERS
Volume 211, Issue -, Pages 315-321Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2019.01.099
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Cellulose nanofibrils; Suspensions; Hydrogels; Structure; Rheology
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The structure and rheology of TEMPO-oxidized cellulose nanofibrils (CNF) suspensions and hydrogels, used as precursors in the elaboration of bio-based aerogels for thermal insulation applications, were studied as a function of CNF volume fraction and ionic strength. The CNF geometry and rigidity were evaluated using AFM observations. Viscometric measurements, performed at very low CNF concentrations, highlighted the prominent role played by electroviscous effects, which can be modulated by ionic strength. Oscillatory measurements on semi-dilute CNF suspensions revealed the formation of a three-dimensional hydrogel network above a percolation fraction, which was shown to depend on the ionic strength. The rheological properties of CNF hydrogels were shown to depend on CNF fraction and ionic strength. In deionized water, the existence of two different concentration regimes was discussed in terms of network structural characteristics and CNF interactions.
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