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Nanocomposites of Waterborne Polyurethane Reinforced with Cellulose Nanocrystals from Sisal Fibres

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Cellulose nanocrystals (CNC) were isolated from sisal fibres and were incorporated in the form of an aqueous suspension to a waterborne polyurethane (WBPU) synthesized from components derived from natural sources using an aliphatic diisocyanate. Transparent nanocomposite films with different CNC contents were prepared using a casting method. The morphology, thermal behaviour and mechanical properties of the nanocomposite films were characterized. Homogeneous distribution of CNC in the WBPU, even at high CNC contents was observed, resulting in an increase of 100% in modulus for systems with 5 and 10 wt% of CNC, with high elongations around 650%.

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Financial support from the Basque Country Government in the frame of Grupos Consolidados (IT-776-13) and Elkartek Program (KK-2016/00043), from Spanish Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness (MINECO) (MAT2013-43076-R) and from European Union-FP7-PIRSES-GA-2012-BIOPURFIL program is gratefully acknowledged. G. Mondragon wishes to acknowledge the Basque Government for his PhD Grant (BFI-2010-210). Moreover, technical support provided by SGIker unit from the University of the Basque Country is also gratefully acknowledged. The Argentinian coauthors wish to acknowledge the support of the National Agency for the Promotion of Science and Technology of Argentina (Project PICT 2013-1535), the National Research Council of Argentina, CONICET (PIP 00866) and the Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata (15/G430-ING436/15).

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  1. ′Materials + Technologies’ Group, Chemical & Environmental Engineering Dep., Engineering College of Gipuzkoa, University of the Basque Country UPV/EHU, Pza. Europa 1., 20018, Donostia-San Sebastián, Spain

    G. Mondragon, A. Santamaria-Echart, A. Arbelaiz, C. Peña-Rodriguez, M. Corcuera & A. Eceiza

  2. ′Ecomaterials’ Division, Instituto de Investigaciones en Ciencia y Tecnología de Materiales (INTEMA), Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata (UNMdP) - Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), Av. Juan B. Justo 4302., 7600, Mar del Plata, Argentina

    M. E. V. Hormaiztegui, V. Mucci & M. I. Aranguren

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Mondragon, G., Santamaria-Echart, A., Hormaiztegui, M.E.V. et al. Nanocomposites of Waterborne Polyurethane Reinforced with Cellulose Nanocrystals from Sisal Fibres. J Polym Environ 26, 1869–1880 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10924-017-1089-z

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