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Transparent cellulose/Laponite nanocomposite films

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As a biorenewable resource, cellulose is widely used in our life in the form of films and fibers after dissolution-regeneration process. In this paper, cellulose/Laponite nanocomposite films were prepared from microcrystalline cellulose (MCC) and Laponite via a solution blending process by using a green solvent, 1-allyl-3-methylimidazolium chloride ionic liquid, to dissolve MCC effectively and disperse Laponite layers homogeneously. The dispersion of layered Laponite nanoparticles up to 5 wt% in MCC matrix was investigated by scanning electron microscopy, transmission electron microscopy, atomic force microscopy, X-ray diffraction, and Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy. The results showed that the best dispersion was obtained for 1 wt% content of Laponite. The optical properties, tensile strength, and thermal stability of regenerated MCC/Laponite composite films depended on the dispersion of Laponite in MCC matrix. The MCC/Laponite film up to 3 wt% Laponite showed increased tensile strength, elongation at break, and thermal stability, retaining high transmittance above 80 % at 800 nm.

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This work was supported by the Major Natural Science Foundation of Anhui Province (KJ2014ZD23) and the National Natural Science Foundation of China (51273206, 51425307).

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  1. School of Resources and Environmental Engineering, HeFei University of Technology, Hefei, 230009, China

    Wentao Wu & Zhi Dong

  2. Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, CAS Key Laboratory of Engineering Plastics, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Beijing, 100190, China

    Jiasong He, Jian Yu & Jun Zhang

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Wu, W., Dong, Z., He, J. et al. Transparent cellulose/Laponite nanocomposite films. J Mater Sci 51, 4125–4133 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10853-016-9735-8

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