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Transparent and flame retardant cellulose/aluminum hydroxide nanocomposite aerogels

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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, N2 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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  1. Key Laboratory of Engineering Plastics, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, China

    Bin Yuan, Jinming Zhang, Jian Yu, Qinyong Mi, Jiasong He & Jun Zhang

  2. College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China

    Bin Yuan, Rui Song & Jun Zhang

  3. Sino-Danish Center for Education and Research, Sino-Danish College at University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, China

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Yuan, B., Zhang, J., Yu, J. et al. Transparent and flame retardant cellulose/aluminum hydroxide nanocomposite aerogels. Sci. China Chem. 59, 1335–1341 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11426-016-0188-0

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