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COMPOSITES SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
Volume 207, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.compscitech.2021.108734
Keywords
A. Cellulose nanofibril; Nanocomposite; Dynamic thermomechanical properties; Polyethylene; Mechanical properties
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- Center of Innovation Program (COI) from the Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST) [JPMJCE1316]
- Project of the National Agriculture and Food Research Organization (NARO) Bio-Oriented Technology Research Advancement Institution, Integration Research for Agriculture and Interdisciplinary Fields
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Nanocellulose-reinforced polyethylene composite sheets were successfully prepared by utilizing an oven-drying and elastic kneading method to incorporate TEMPO-CNFs, showing linear increases in yield stress and modulus with increasing TEMPO-CNF content up to around 8 vol%. No aggregates of TEMPO-CNFs were detected in the composite sheets, indicating a successful reinforcement of polyethylene.
Nanocellulose-reinforced polyethylene composite sheets were prepared with an in situ surface-hydrophobized, TEMPO-oxidized cellulose nanofibrils (TEMPO-CNFs) and polyethylene by thermal kneading with high shear forces (i.e., under 'elastic' kneading conditions). First, diethylene glycol (DEG) and cationic surfactant were added to a 1% TEMPO-CNF/water dispersion, and the mixture was agitated to prepare a foam. This foam was oven-dried at 40. C for similar to 2 days to prepare a bulky and soft product. This oven-dried TEMPO-CNF/surfactant/DEG was added to maleic anhydride-modified polyethylene at 120-135 degrees C, and the mixture was elastically kneaded to prepare a TEMPO-CNF/surfactant/polyethylene master batch. The DEG and water molecules present in the oven-dried product were completely removed during kneading. The master batch was further kneaded with polyethylene to prepare TEMPO-CNF/cationic surfactant/polyethylene composite sheets. No detectable aggregates of TEMPO-CNFs were observed in the scanning electron microscopy images of the composite sheets. The yield stress and modulus of the sheets linearly increased with increasing TEMPO-CNF content up to similar to 8 vol%. Therefore, we successfully reinforced polyethylene with TEMPO-CNFs using our oven-drying and elastic kneading method.
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