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Production of highly electro-conductive cellulosic paper via surface coating of carbon nanotube/graphene oxide nanocomposites using nanocrystalline cellulose as a binder

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Electro-conductive cellulosic paper has attracted great attention as a promising alternative material in the emerging field of flexible and portable electronic devices. However, the environmentally friendly fabrication of electro-conductive cellulosic paper still remains challenging. Herein, green multi-walled carbon nanotube (MWCNT)/graphene oxide (GO) nanocomposites towards the sustainable development strategy were developed and subsequently used to impart electro-conductivity to cellulosic paper via surface coating process. GO exfoliated from graphite powder was used as a dispersant to improve the dispersion of MWCNTs in water media, and nanocrystalline cellulose (NCC) derived from cotton fibers was employed as a binder for the MWCNT/GO nanocomposites. Effect of NCC amount on the rheological behavior, particle size distribution, sedimentation stability and zeta potential of MWCNT/GO nanocomposites as well as the electro-conductivity and mechanical properties of coated paper was investigated. Results demonstrated that NCC enhanced the dispersion of MWCNT/GO nanocomposites in addition to serving as a binder. Surface coating application of MWCNT/GO nanocomposites was found to impart high electro-conductivity of up to 892 S m−1 to the cellulosic paper while improving its mechanical properties.

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This work was financially supported by a NSERC CRD grant (CRDPJ 363811-07), Canada Research Chairs programs of the Government of Canada, the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 31100442), Zhejiang Provincial Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. LY14C160003) and 521 Talent Cultivation Program of Zhejiang Sci-Tech University (Grant No. 11110132521310).

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    Yanjun Tang

  2. Limerick Pulp and Paper Centre, University of New Brunswick, Fredericton, E3B 5A3, Canada

    Yanjun Tang, Zhibin He, Joseph Alexander Mosseler & Yonghao Ni

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Tang, Y., He, Z., Mosseler, J.A. et al. Production of highly electro-conductive cellulosic paper via surface coating of carbon nanotube/graphene oxide nanocomposites using nanocrystalline cellulose as a binder. Cellulose 21, 4569–4581 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10570-014-0418-9

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