Fabrication of dichlorophenylcarbamylated cellulose nanofibers as hydrophobic functional material by mechanochemical method
摘要
Cellulose nanomaterials are promising functional materials due to their cost efficiency, renewability, and sustainability. Herein, the effect of 3,4-dichlorophenyl isocyanate on the morphology and properties of cellulose by mechanochemical process was investigated, in which a class of loose bundle-like hydrophobic carbamylated cellulose nanofibers (CCNs) dispersed by THF was obtained. It was found that cellulose was easily disintegrated and carbamylated to get CCNs with a degree of substitution of 1.28. The water contact angle of CCNs reached 109.3° after ball milling 6 h. Meanwhile, its film possessed high optical transmittance up to 90% at 550 nm and a low haze of 2%. Paper coated with CCNs at a sizing amount of 13.8 g/m2 showed an oil kit rating value of 12/12 and a water contact angle of 91.7°. An additional feature of the products is strong adhesion to materials of different surface properties. These characteristics may lead to potential applications for such nanocellulose materials.
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