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Blends of cellulose ester/phenolic polymers – chemical and thermal properties of blends with polyvinyl phenol

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A series of miscible cellulose ester/poly (vinyl phenol) (CE/PVP) blends containing a latent formaldehyde source were prepared. Due to the low molecular weight of the PVP, the maximum PVP content ID the films was 50 wt %. The blends were then thermally cross-linked ID an attempt to create semi-interpenetrating polymer networks (semi-IPN). The blends were characterized with differential scanning calorimetry, swelling experiments, pyrolysis molecular beam mass spectrometry (py-MBMS), and Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy. The results from the swelling experiments, py-MBMS and FTIR showed that the PVP component did react with the formation of methylene bridges. Blends that contained 50% PVP and high levels of formaldehyde formed semi-IPN structures.

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    David W. Gaibler & Willie E. Rochefort

  2. Department of Wood Science and Engineering, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR, 97330, USA

    James B. Wilson

  3. National Renewable Energy Laboratory, National Bioenergy Center, 1617 Cole Blvd., Golden, CO, 80401, USA

    Stephen S. Kelley

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Gaibler, D.W., Rochefort, W.E., Wilson, J.B. et al. Blends of cellulose ester/phenolic polymers – chemical and thermal properties of blends with polyvinyl phenol. Cellulose 11, 225–237 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1023/B:CELL.0000025425.00668.de

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