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Green all-cellulose nanocomposites made with cellulose nanofibers reinforced in dissolved cellulose matrix without heat treatment

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Green all-cellulose nanocomposites were fabricated by adding reinforcing cellulose nanofiber (CNF) to a matrix of dissolved cellulose. CNFs were isolated from one dried native hardwood bleached Kraft pulp and office waste recycled deinked copy/printing paper (DIP) by using the TEMPO oxidation method. The cellulose was dissolved by using DIP and DMAc/LiCl solvent without heat treatment and solvent exchange to form a matrix of the all-cellulose nanocomposites. The DIP was not only selected for CNF isolation, but also for the cellulose matrix. The isolated CNFs and the all-cellulose nanocomposites were characterized by atomic force microscopy, thermogravimetry–differential thermal analysis, X-ray diffraction and mechanical tensile testing. The green all-cellulose nanocomposites made without heat treatment offered better thermal stability, crystallinity and mechanical properties than the heat treated ones. CNFs isolated from two resources show similar reinforcement capacity in all-cellulose nanocomposites. All-cellulose nanocomposite fabrication by dissolving cellulose without heat treatment and solvent exchange is a simple way that saves energy and chemicals.

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This research was supported by the National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF-2015R1A3A2066301).

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  1. Creative Research Center for Nanocellulose Future Composites, Inha University, Incheon, 22212, South Korea

    Le Van Hai, Hyun Chan Kim, Abdullahil Kafy, Lindong Zhai, Jung Woong Kim & Jaehwan Kim

  2. Pulp and Paper Technology Department, Phutho College of Industry and Trade, Phutho City, Vietnam

    Le Van Hai

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Hai, L.V., Kim, H.C., Kafy, A. et al. Green all-cellulose nanocomposites made with cellulose nanofibers reinforced in dissolved cellulose matrix without heat treatment. Cellulose 24, 3301–3311 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10570-017-1333-7

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