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Bionanocomposite regenerated cellulose/single-walled carbon nanotube films prepared using ionic liquid solvent

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Electrically conductive regenerated cellulose/single-walled carbon nanotube (RC/CNT) bionanocomposite films were fabricated using an environmentally benign ionic liquid, 1-ethyl-3-methylimidazolium chloride (EMIMCl). CNTs were well dispersed in EMIMCl by employing ultrasonication prior to solution casting. The films were characterized by X-ray diffraction analysis, field-emission scanning electron microscopy (FESEM), and transmission electron microscopy (TEM). Introduction of CNTs greatly improved the tensile strength and Young’s modulus of the bionanocomposite films, without compromising their elongation at break. Homogeneous dispersion of CNTs was confirmed by FESEM and TEM micrographs. The bionanocomposites exhibited a rapid insulator to conductor transition at CNT content as low as 0.75 wt%. Incorporation of CNTs also enhanced the thermal stability, oxygen barrier properties, as well as water absorption resistance.

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The authors wish to acknowledge the Fundamental Research Grant Scheme (FRGS, vote no. GUP00H27 by Universiti Teknologi Malaysia) from the Ministry of Science, Technology, and Innovation (MOSTI).

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  1. Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology, University of Queensland, St. Lucia, QLD, 4067, Australia

    Mohammad Soheilmoghaddam

  2. Young Researchers and Elite Club, Shahreza Branch, Islamic Azad University, P.O. Box: 86145-311, Shahreza, Iran

    Hossein Adelnia

  3. Department of Polymer Engineering, Faculty of Chemical Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM), Johor, Malaysia

    Ghorbanali Sharifzadeh

  4. Center for Composites, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM), 81310, Skudai, Johor, Malaysia

    Mat Uzir Wahit

  5. Advanced Membrane Technology Research Centre, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, 81310, Skudai, Johor, Malaysia

    Tuck Whye Wong

  6. Petroleum Research and Studies Center, Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research, Safat, Kuwait

    Abdirahman Ali Yussuf

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Soheilmoghaddam, M., Adelnia, H., Sharifzadeh, G. et al. Bionanocomposite regenerated cellulose/single-walled carbon nanotube films prepared using ionic liquid solvent. Cellulose 24, 811–822 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10570-016-1151-3

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