Journal
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL MACROMOLECULES
Volume 240, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
ELSEVIER
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2023.124473
Keywords
Deep eutectic solvent; Lignin; Chitosan
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This study prepared chitosan (CS) composite films by selectively dissolving lignin using deep eutectic solvents (DES), and investigated the toughening effect of DES/lignin on CS film substrate and its mechanism. The addition of DES/lignin effectively improved the plasticity of CS film, resulting in a maximum elongation at break of 62.6% for the plasticized film, which was 12.5 times that of the CS film. FTIR and NMR analyses demonstrated that the molecules in the DES/lignin complex interacted with CS, breaking the hydrogen bonds between CS molecules, and then recombined with CS molecules via hydrogen bonding. This study shows the potential of DES/regenerated lignin in improving the toughness of CS films and provides insights for the modification of plasticity in CS films.
Chitosan (CS) is a natural biopolymer from crab shells known for its biocompatibility and biodegradability; however, CS films are extremely rigid, limiting their applications. In this study, CS composite films were pre-pared based on the selective dissolution of lignin by deep eutectic solvents (DES), and the toughening effect of this DES/lignin on a CS film substrate was examined, along with its corresponding mechanism. The addition of DES/lignin effectively increased the plasticity of the CS film, giving a maximum elongation at break of 62.6 % for the plasticized film, which is 12.5 times that of the CS film. Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy and nuclear magnetic resonance analyses showed that molecules in the DES/lignin complex interacted with CS to break the hydrogen bonds between the CS molecules; simultaneously, each molecule recombined with the CS molecules via hydrogen bonding. Thus, the rigidity of the CS molecular chain was weakened to achieve a plasticized CS film, thereby demonstrating the ability of DES/regenerated lignin to improve the toughness of CS films, which pro-vides a reference for modifying plasticity and could lead to the broader utilization of CS films.
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