Fluorescent Multifunctional Polysaccharides for Sustainable Supramolecular Functionalization of Fibers in Water

Autor: Olga Grigoray, Thomas Heinze, Annett Pfeifer, Pedro Fardim, Holger Wondraczek
Rok vydání: 2017
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Zdroj: ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering. 5:1794-1803
ISSN: 2168-0485
DOI: 10.1021/acssuschemeng.6b02539
Popis: The paper describes the synthesis of multifunctional cellulose derivatives (MCDs) containing a fluorescent and a cationic moiety and their application in the functionalization of pulp fibers. The cellulose derivatives, namely N-(3-propanoic acid)- and N-(4-butanoic acid)-1,8-naphthalimide esters of cellulose, differed in the degree of substitution (DS) and by the aliphatic chain connecting naphthalimide photoactive groups to the polymer backbone. The derivatives were decorated with a cationic moiety, namely (3-carboxypropyl)trimethylammonium chloride. The fluorescent pulp fibers were prepared by direct self-assembly of the water-soluble fluorescent MCDs on the fibers in water at room temperature. The results indicated that the adsorption was mainly driven by an ion exchange mechanism. UV–vis and fluorescence spectroscopic studies showed that the adsorption yield of the fluorescent MCDs depended on the length of the aliphatic chain of the photoactive groups. Because of the adsorption, the modified pulp fib...
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