Tailoring Hydronium ion Driven Dissociation-Chemical Cross-Linking for Superfast One-Pot Cellulose Dissolution and Derivatization to Build Robust Cellulose Films

Concepts of sustainability must be developed to overcome the increasing environmental hazards caused by fossil resources. Cellulose derivatives with excellent properties are promising biobased alternatives for petroleum-derived materials. However, a one-pot route to achieve cellulose dissolution and derivatization is very challenging, requiring harsh conditions, high energy consumption, and complex solubilizing. Herein, we design a one-pot tailoring hydronium ion driven dissociation-chemical cross-linking strategy to achieve superfast cellulose dissolution and derivatization for orderly robust cellulose films. In this strategy, there is a powerful driving force from organic acid with a pKa below 3.75 to dissociate H+ and trigger the dissolution and derivatization of cellulose under the addition of H2SO4. Nevertheless, the driving force can only trigger a partial swelling of cellulose but without dissolution when the pKa of organic acid is above 4.26 for the dissociation of H+ is inhibited by the addition of inorganic acid. The cellulose film has high transmittance (up to ∼90%), excellent tensile strength (∼122 MPa), and is superior to commercial PE film. Moreover, the tensile strength is increased by 400% compared to cellulose film prepared by the ZnCl2 solvent. This work provides an efficient solvent, which is of great significance for emerging cellulose materials from renewable materials.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:18

Enthalten in:

ACS nano - 18(2024), 12 vom: 26. März, Seite 8754-8767

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Chen, Yi [VerfasserIn]
Huang, Chengling [VerfasserIn]
Miao, Zhouyu [VerfasserIn]
Gao, Youjie [VerfasserIn]
Dong, Yanjuan [VerfasserIn]
Tam, Kam Chiu [VerfasserIn]
Yu, Hou-Yong [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Cellulose
Cellulose film
Derivatization
Dissociative-chemical cross-linking
Dissolution
Hydronium ion
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Date Revised 26.03.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE

doi:

10.1021/acsnano.3c11335

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NLM369461797