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Surface wetting behavior of nanocellulose-based composite films

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Thin nanocellulose-based composite films (approximately 25 μm) were made with cellulose nanocrystals (CNCs), cellulose nanofibers (CNFs), and Zn(2-methylimidazolate anion)2 (ZM) modified CNFs for potential use in energy storage devices such as battery separators. The film morphology and surface wettability were studied in comparison with a commercial Polypropylene-Polyethylene-Polypropylene (PEP) battery separator film. Five different models were used to determine the dispersive and polar components of surface free energy (SFE) for the films and wetting envelopes for various films were constructed. Varied morphology from mixed CNC and CNF composite and increased film porosity coupled with reduced O–H groups on the surface of modified CNFs led to increased surface wettability of CNC–CNF and ZM–CNF films, respectively. All cellulose-based films showed better surface wetting behavior compared with that of the PEP film. The Owens–Wendt–Rabel–Kaelble (OWRK) method was suitable for calculating SFE components of the composite films. The total SFE of the CNC–CNF and ZM–CNF films varied from 42.55 to 53.87 mJ/m2 in comparison with 20.19 mJ/m2 for the PEP film. The constructed wetting-envelopes can be used to predict the wetting behavior of different solvents on the composite films for target electrochemical applications.

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Acknowledgments

This collaborative study was carried out with support from LSU Economic Development Assistantship program, Louisiana Board of Regents [LEQSF(2017-18)-RD-A-01; LEQSF(2016-17)-ENH-TR-01, LEQSF(2015-17)-RD-B-01], Nanjing Forestry University (Nanjing, China), and Korea Institute of Forest Science (Seoul, Korea).

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  1. School of Renewable Natural Resources, Louisiana State University AgCenter, Baton Rouge, LA, 70803, USA

    Xiuxuan Sun & Qinglin Wu

  2. College of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanjing Forestry University, Jiangsu, 210037, China

    Changtong Mei

  3. US Department of Agriculture, Southern Regional Research Center, Agricultural Research Service, 1100 Robert E Lee Blvd, New Orleans, LA, 70124, USA

    Alfred D. French

  4. Department of Forest Products, Korea National Institute of Forest Science, Seoul, 130-712, Korea

    Sunyoung Lee

  5. Department of Mechanical Engineering, Louisiana State University AgCenter, Baton Rouge, LA, 70803, USA

    Ying Wang

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Sun, X., Mei, C., French, A.D. et al. Surface wetting behavior of nanocellulose-based composite films. Cellulose 25, 5071–5087 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10570-018-1927-8

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