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Enhancing the redispersibility of TEMPO-mediated oxidized cellulose nanofibrils in N,N-dimethylformamide by modification with cetyltrimethylammonium bromide

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In this study, the modification of TEMPO-mediated oxidized cellulose nanofibrils (TOCNFs) with cetyltrimethylammonium bromide (CTAB) was investigated to increase the hydrophobicity, improve the fibril separation from the hydrogel, and enhance the redispersibility of the separated nanofibrils. The results showed that when modifying the original TOCNFs at a CTAB loading of 2.16 mmol/g cellulose, the charge coupling was close to 100%. Moreover, with increasing the CTAB dosage, the turbidity of the modified CTAB–TOCNFs was significantly increased while the viscosity and water retention value were decreased. The Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy demonstrated that the molecular chain of CTAB was successfully grafted onto the backbone of TOCNFs following modification. The thermogravimetric analysis results also indicated the modification of TOCNFs with CTAB improved its thermal stability. Water contact angle measurements of the original and CTAB modified TOCNFs showed that the modified CTAB–TOCNFs had better hydrophobicity. Moreover, the results from the evaluation of the redispersibility of the fibrils separated from both the original CNF and CTAB–TOCNF suspensions demonstrated that the modification of TOCNFs with CTAB improved the redespersibility in N,N-dimethylformamide (DMF). Additionally, the increase of CTAB loading also significantly decreased the particle size of the redispersed fibrils in DMF.

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Abbreviations

CNF:

Cellulose nanofibril

CTAB:

Cetyltrimethylammonium bromide

DMF:

N,N-Dimethylformamide

FTIR:

Fourier transform infrared

KBr:

Potassium bromide

NaBr:

Sodium bromide

NTU:

Nephelometric turbidity units

TG:

Thermogravimetric

TOCNF:

TEMPO-mediated oxidized cellulose nanofibril

WRV:

Water retention value

XPS:

X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy

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The authors wish to thank the financial support from the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 31700514), and the Natural Science Foundation of Tianjin, China (Grant No. 18JCYBJC86500). The valuable comments made by the anonymous reviewers are also sincerely appreciated.

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  1. Tianjin Key Laboratory of Pulp and Paper, Tianjin University of Science and Technology, No. 29, 13th Avenue, Tianjin Economic and Technological Development Area, Tianjin, 300457, China

    Jialei Qu, Chunping Wang, An Wang, Xiongli Liu & Yangbing Wen

  2. Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Michigan State University, 603 Wilson Road, East Lansing, MI, 48824, United States

    Zhaoyang Yuan

  3. State Key Laboratory of Oil and Gas Reservoir Geology and Exploitation, Southwest Petroleum University, Chengdu, 610500, Sichuan, China

    Bing Wei

  4. Tianjin Woodelf Biotechnology Co. Ltd., Tianjin, 300457, China

    Yangbing Wen

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Qu, J., Yuan, Z., Wang, C. et al. Enhancing the redispersibility of TEMPO-mediated oxidized cellulose nanofibrils in N,N-dimethylformamide by modification with cetyltrimethylammonium bromide. Cellulose 26, 7769–7780 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10570-019-02655-y

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