Journal
CELLULOSE
Volume 21, Issue 1, Pages 569-579Publisher
SPRINGER
DOI: 10.1007/s10570-013-0097-y
Keywords
Hemp; Lignin; Liquid ammonia; Surface; Wettability
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In this study, we investigated the effects of liquid ammonia treatment on the surface characteristics of hemp fibers. We determined the elemental composition, morphological structure, roughness, and wettability of fiber surface using techniques such as electron spectroscopy for chemical analysis, scanning electron microscopy, atomic force microscopy, and contact angle measurements. The lignin coverage on the hemp surface was calculated from the O/C ratio and the C-1 content. The results show that lignin removal from the fiber surface was significantly greater than that from the fiber bulk. After the treatment, the O/C ratio of hemp fibers increased, and cellulose was exposed. The proportion of O-2 species that contributed to formation of hydrogen bonds increased; this further increased the number of hydrophilic groups in the hemp fibers, improving the fiber wettability. The liquid ammonia treatment did not change the large dislocation structures in hemp fibers, but the removal of noncellulosic materials from the fiber surface increased the roughness of the fiber surface.
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