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One‐Step Dispersion of Cellulose Nanofibers by Mechanochemical Esterification in an Organic Solvent
Author(s) -
Huang Pei,
Wu Min,
Kuga Shigenori,
Wang Deqian,
Wu Dayong,
Huang Yong
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
chemsuschem
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.412
H-Index - 157
eISSN - 1864-564X
pISSN - 1864-5631
DOI - 10.1002/cssc.201200492
Subject(s) - cellulose , nanofiber , ball mill , succinic anhydride , dispersion (optics) , chemical engineering , solvent , materials science , organic solvent , organic chemistry , chemistry , polymer chemistry , nanotechnology , composite material , physics , engineering , optics
Got a crush: Native cellulose can be dispersed as nanofibers in organic solvents by ball milling with esterification agents. Milling with hexanoyl chloride/DMF gives hexanoyl‐coated nanofibers dispersible in several organic solvents. Milling with succinic anhydride/DMSO results water‐dispersible nanofibers. The results open the way to new cellulose mechanochemistries.