Issue 7, 2014
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Green Chemistry

Nanocomposite film prepared by depositing xylan on cellulose nanowhiskers matrix

Qining Sun,a   Anurag Mandalika,b   Thomas Elder,c   Sandeep S. Nair,a   Xianzhi Meng,a   Fang Huanga  and  Art J. Ragauskas*a  

* Corresponding authors

a School of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Institute of Paper Science and Technology, Georgia Institute of Technology, 500 10th St., Atlanta, GA 30332, USA
E-mail: arthur.ragauskas@chemistry.gatech.edu
Fax: +1-404-894-9701
Tel: +1-404-894-4578

b Louisiana Forest Products Development Center, LSU Agricultural Center, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA 70894, USA

c USDA-Forest Service, Southern Research Station, 2500 Shreveport Highway, Pineville, LA 71360, USA

Abstract

Novel bionanocomposite films have been prepared by depositing xylan onto cellulose nanowhiskers through a pH adjustment. Analysis of strength properties, water vapour transmission, transparency, surface morphology and thermal decomposition showed the enhancement of film performance. This provides a new green route to the utilization of biomass for sustainable biomaterials production.

Graphical abstract: Nanocomposite film prepared by depositing xylan on cellulose nanowhiskers matrix

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Article information

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1039/C4GC00793J
Article type
Communication
Submitted
01 May 2014
Accepted
16 May 2014
First published
22 May 2014

Green Chem., 2014,16, 3458-3462

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Nanocomposite film prepared by depositing xylan on cellulose nanowhiskers matrix

Q. Sun, A. Mandalika, T. Elder, S. S. Nair, X. Meng, F. Huang and A. J. Ragauskas, Green Chem., 2014, 16, 3458 DOI: 10.1039/C4GC00793J

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