Preparation and Characterization of Pol(vinyl Alcohol）/ Cellulose Nanocomposites

Abstract:

In this study, nanocomposite membranes were prepared from poly (vinyl alcohol) (PVA) with different amounts of cellulose nanocrystals as filler and characterized by thermogravimetry (TG). Swelling sorption behavior of various feed alcohol mixtures was investigated at 80°C, and found that NCC in PVA matrix could help to reduce the overall membrane swelling. Mechanical properties of the nanocomposite membranes were examined in relation to NCC content in the composite. Optimal NCC content in the composite was found to be 3 wt% in terms of its overall properties as compared to neat PVA film. With the addition of 3 wt% NCC to PVOH the ultimate tensile strength showed improvement compared to pure PVA. The PVA/ NCC nanocomposite membrane had shown increases in elongation at low filler loadings. The TG analysis demonstrated that the nanocomposite membranes exhibited higher thermal resistance.

• Periodical: Advanced Materials Research (Volumes 233-235)
• Pages: 2383-2386
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.233-235.2383
• Online since: May 2011
• Authors: Lu Bai, Yuan Gao, Shuai Li, Li Ping Zhang
• Keywords: Nanocomposite

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