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Alkylation of mixed micro‐ and nanocellulose to improve dispersion in polylactide
Author(s) -
Bae Jong Hyuk,
Kim Seong Hun
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
polymer international
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.592
H-Index - 105
eISSN - 1097-0126
pISSN - 0959-8103
DOI - 10.1002/pi.4858
Subject(s) - alkyl , nanocellulose , cellulose , materials science , ether , polymer chemistry , polymer , chemical engineering , organic chemistry , chemistry , composite material , engineering
To improve the dispersion of cellulose particles in a polylactide matrix, a long hydrophobic alkyl chain was substituted for hydrogen of the hydroxyl group of cellulose.