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Preparation and characterization of epoxidized soybean oil‐based paper composite as potential water‐resistant materials
Author(s) -
Miao Shida,
Liu Kai,
Wang Ping,
Su Zhiguo,
Zhang Songping
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
journal of applied polymer science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.575
H-Index - 166
eISSN - 1097-4628
pISSN - 0021-8995
DOI - 10.1002/app.41575
Subject(s) - epoxidized soybean oil , thermogravimetric analysis , materials science , soybean oil , polymer , ultimate tensile strength , cellulose , composite number , fourier transform infrared spectroscopy , composite material , polymerization , chemical engineering , organic chemistry , chemistry , raw material , food science , engineering
Epoxidized soybean oil‐based paper composites (ESOPCs) were prepared by fabricating poly epoxidized soybean oil (PESO) with paper. With boron trifluride diethyl etherate as catalyst, epoxidized soybean oil was in situ polymerized on the surface of the paper and within the interspaces of the paper cellulose fibers. Fourier transform infrared analysis confirmed the polymerization of epoxidized soybean oil. Scanning electron microscopic analysis showed that ESOPCs had nanostructured wrinkle morphology on the surfaces and the PESO combined tightly with the paper cellulose fibers. The tensile strength of ESOPCs was 17.3–24.8 MPa, which was higher than that of most vegetable oil‐based neat polymers. Thermogravimetric analysis indicated that ESOPCs were thermally stable up to 360°C in a nitrogen atmosphere. Water vapor permeability (WVP) tests revealed that the WVP of ESOPCs was 3.52–4.45 × 10 −12 g/m/s/Pa, significantly lower than many of other biobased polymeric materials, which would promote the application of vegetable‐based polymers as potential water‐resistant materials. © 2014 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J. Appl. Polym. Sci. 2015 , 132 , 41575.