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Tri-component bio-composite materials prepared using an eco-friendly processing route
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posted on 2013-01-01, 00:00 authored by Rasike De Silva, Xungai Wang, Nolene ByrneNolene ByrneWe report on the blending of three natural polymers, raw cotton, silk and wool, using ionic liquids as the dissolving media. We find that with increased content of wool and silk the thermal degradation temperature of the new bio films increases. This is due to an increase in the hydrogen bond network between the blended polymers. We also investigated the role of the coagulating solvent by coagulating the bio films using water, methanol or isopropanol. Again, we find the coagulating solvent impacts the final properties of the bio films with water shown to coagulated films with the best material properties.
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CelluloseVolume
20Issue
5Pagination
2461 - 2468Publisher
SpringerLocation
Amsterdam, The NetherlandsPublisher DOI
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0969-0239eISSN
1572-882XLanguage
engPublication classification
C1 Refereed article in a scholarly journalCopyright notice
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