Scanning Electron Microscopy and Kinetic Studies of Ketene-Acetylated Wood/Cellulose High-Density Polyethylene Blends
| Autor: | Yakubu Azeh, Paul Mamza, Gabriel Ademola Olatunji |
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| Rok vydání: | 2012 |
| Předmět: |
chemistry.chemical_classification
Article Subject Scanning electron microscope technology industry and agriculture Polymer Polyethylene Alkali metal chemistry.chemical_compound Cellulose fiber chemistry Chemical engineering Polymer chemistry High-density polyethylene Cellulose Absorption (chemistry) |
| Zdroj: | International Journal of Carbohydrate Chemistry. 2012:1-7 |
| ISSN: | 1687-935X 1687-9341 |
| DOI: | 10.1155/2012/456491 |
| Popis: | Acetylated cellulose and wood cellulose as well as untreated cellulose polyethylene blends were subjected to kinetic studies using water, 0.5 M NaOH, and 0.5 M HCl solutions in order to investigate their absorbent properties at 0.5/1.0 cellulose/wood cellulose/polyethylene matrix. The results of the absorption studies showed that the untreated cellulose and wood cellulose blends absorbed water and the acid and alkali solutions higher than the treated samples, which showed a reduction in acid, alkali, and water uptake. In this work, the effects of acetylation on the morphological studies of the polyethylene blends were obvious. The presence of acetyl groups improved the interfacial bonding between the polymer matrix and cellulose as well as the wood cellulose fibers, as evidenced by scanning electron microscopy (SEM). |
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