Abstract
We 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.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 2461-2468 |
| Number of pages | 8 |
| Journal | Cellulose |
| Volume | 20 |
| Issue number | 5 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Oct 2013 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Coagulation
- Ionic liquids
- Natural polymers
- Polymer blending
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Polymers and Plastics