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Magnetic Cu0.5Co0.5Fe2O4 ferrite nanoparticles immobilized in situ on the surfaces of cellulose nanocrystals

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A novel magnetic cellulose nanocrystal material decorated with Cu–Co ferrite was synthesized in situ by controlled hydrothermal chemistry in the presence of NH3·H2O. The ferrite nanoparticles immobilized on cellulose were found to exist in their oxide forms as identified by FTIR, XPS and Raman spectra. They demonstrate very good dispersibility with smaller crystal size after being formed in situ on the surface of a nanocellulose crystal template by the application of ammonia. The crystalline structure of cellulose can only be maintained at relatively low contents of ferrite surface decoration (11.0 %) versus high contents (e.g., 75.6 %). Moreover, the magnetic properties of the resultant materials could be controlled by changing the ratio of the molecular components in the ferrites. At the low ferrite contents, the composition was Cu0.5Co0.5Fe2O4 at a small crystal size of 13.5 nm that provided a maximum saturation magnetization of 10.95 emu/g. Finally, the thermostability of the nanocomposite was improved after immobilizing the magnetic nanoparticles.

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The financial support of the Natural Science Foundation of Guangdong Province, China (2014A030311030) and the Scientific Research Foundation of Guangdong Educational Commission, China (No. 2013KJCX0016) are gratefully acknowledged.

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  1. State Key Laboratory of Pulp and Paper Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510640, Guangdong, China

    Chen Tian, Shiyu Fu & Lucian A. Lucia

  2. The Laboratory of Soft Materials and Green Chemistry, Departments of Chemistry and Forest Biomaterials, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, 27695, USA

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Tian, C., Fu, S. & Lucia, L.A. Magnetic Cu0.5Co0.5Fe2O4 ferrite nanoparticles immobilized in situ on the surfaces of cellulose nanocrystals. Cellulose 22, 2571–2587 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10570-015-0658-3

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