Dispersion of cellulose nanocrystals in polar organic solvents
Tóm tắt
In an attempt to prepare stable dispersions of cellulose nanocrystals in dipolar aprotic solvents, dilute aqueous suspensions of cellulose nanocrystals were prepared by sulfuric acid hydrolysis of cotton. The aqueous suspensions were freeze-dried, and then sonicated in the solvent of interest. Dispersions of 1 and 3% w/v concentration were prepared in polar organic solvents DMSO and DMF. The dispersions showed flow birefringence. The redispersion was incomplete, and there was some evidence for aggregation in the suspensions. A small amount of water appeared to be critical to suspension stability. Birefringent cellulose films were prepared from the dispersions by drying under vacuum and at ambient conditions.
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