Journal
SCIENCE CHINA-CHEMISTRY
Volume 59, Issue 10, Pages 1335-1341Publisher
SCIENCE PRESS
DOI: 10.1007/s11426-016-0188-0
Keywords
cellulose; nanocomposite; aerogel; flame retardant; transparent; aluminum hydroxide; ionic liquid
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- National Natural Science Foundation of China [51273206, 51425307]
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Cellulose-based nanocomposite aerogels were prepared by incorporation of aluminum hydroxide (AH) nanoparticles into cellulose gels via in-situ sol-gel synthesis and following supercritical CO2 drying. The structure and properties of cellulose/AH nanocomposite aerogels were investigated by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, scanning electron microscopy, ultraviolet-visible spectrometry, N-2 adsorption, thermogravimetric analysis, and micro-scale combustion calorimetry. The results indicated that the AH nanoparticles were homogeneously distributed within matrix, and the presence of AH nanoparticles did not affect the homogeneous nanoporous structure and morphology of regenerated cellulose aerogels prepared from 1-allyl-3-methylimidazolium chloride solution. The resultant nanocomposite aerogels exhibited good transparency and excellent mechanical properties. Moreover, the incorporation of AH was found to significantly decrease the flammability of cellulose aerogels. Therefore, this work provides a facile method to prepare transparent and flame retardant cellulose-based nanocomposite aerogels, which may have great potential in the application of building materials.
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