Composite of Cellulose-Nanofiber-Reinforced Cellulose Acetate Butyrate: Improvement of Mechanical Strength by Cross-Linking of Hydroxyl Groups

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  • Romain Milotskyi
    Institute of Science and Engineering, Kanazawa University, Kakuma machi, Kanazawa 920-1192, Japan
  • Ryo Serizawa
    Institute of Science and Engineering, Kanazawa University, Kakuma machi, Kanazawa 920-1192, Japan
  • Kaoru Yanagisawa
    Institute of Science and Engineering, Kanazawa University, Kakuma machi, Kanazawa 920-1192, Japan
  • Gyanendra Sharma
    Institute of Science and Engineering, Kanazawa University, Kakuma machi, Kanazawa 920-1192, Japan
  • Elisabeth Rada Desideria Ito
    Institute of Science and Engineering, Kanazawa University, Kakuma machi, Kanazawa 920-1192, Japan
  • Tetsuo Fujie
    Institute of Science and Engineering, Kanazawa University, Kakuma machi, Kanazawa 920-1192, Japan
  • Naoki Wada
    Institute of Science and Engineering, Kanazawa University, Kakuma machi, Kanazawa 920-1192, Japan
  • Kenji Takahashi
    Institute of Science and Engineering, Kanazawa University, Kakuma machi, Kanazawa 920-1192, Japan

Abstract

<jats:p>A great challenge hindering the use of cellulose nanofibers (CNF) as a reinforcing filler in bio-based polymeric matrices are their poor chemical compatibility. This is because of the inherent hydrophilic nature of CNF and the hydrophobic nature of the polymeric matrix. In this study, cellulose laminates were prepared by using CNF as a filler and cellulose acetate butyrate (CAB) as the polymer matrix. To improve the compatibility between CAB and CNF, the residual hydroxyl groups of CAB and the hydroxyl groups on the surface of CNF were cross-linked with bio-derived polyisocyanurate D376N (STABiO™). The composite material was obtained in one step by sandwiching a CNF sheet (10 wt%) coated with a cross-linking agent between CAB films (90 wt%) using hot pressing. When 14.3 wt% of the cross-linking agent to the total weight of CNF and CAB was added, the tensile strength and flexural strength were improved by 72.4% and 16.3%, respectively, compared with neat CAB. It was concluded that this increase in strength is a result of both: cross-linking between the CNF sheets as well as the cross-linking occurring at the CNF/CAB interface.</jats:p>

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