Macromolecular Interactions Control Structural and Thermal Properties of Regenerated Tri-Component Blended Films
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Results and Discussion
2.1. ATR-FTIR Analysis
2.2. Morphological Analysis
2.3. X-ray Scattering
2.4. Thermal Analysis
3. Materials and Methods
3.1. Materials
3.2. Film Regeneration
3.3. Attenuated Total Reflectance Fourier Transform Infrared (ATR-FTIR)
3.4. Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM) and Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM)
3.5. X-ray Scattering
3.6. Thermogravimetric Analysis (TGA)
4. Conclusions
Acknowledgments
Author Contributions
Conflicts of Interest
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Relative Concentration of Lignocellulose | ||||
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Experiment Number | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
Microcrystalline Cellulose | 100% | 45% | 45% | 45% |
Lignin | 0% | 17% | 27.50% | 38% |
Xylan | 0% | 38% | 27.50% | 17% |
Sample | TOnset (°C) | TEnd (°C) | Wt Loss (%) | TΔMax (°C) | Maximum Rate Wt Loss (%/°C) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Microcrystalline Cellulose | 341.1 | 374.6 | 86.8 | 361.4 | 2.3% |
Xylan | 221.8 | 458.5 | 89.2 | 451.0 | 1.6% |
Lignin | 267.7 | 435.2 | 33.2 | 320.0 | 0.21% |
100% Cellulose Film | 249.7 | 300.4 | 77.8 | 278.1 | 1.4% |
17% Lignin Film | 228.1 | 293.8 | 75.9 | 261.1 | 1.0% |
27.5% Lignin Film | 235.5 | 289.1 | 73.7 | 263.5 | 1.2% |
38% Lignin Film | 235.7 | 286.9 | 74.2 | 266.5 | 1.3% |
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Lewis, A.; Waters, J.C.; Stanton, J.; Hess, J.; Salas-de la Cruz, D. Macromolecular Interactions Control Structural and Thermal Properties of Regenerated Tri-Component Blended Films. Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2016, 17, 1989. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms17121989
Lewis A, Waters JC, Stanton J, Hess J, Salas-de la Cruz D. Macromolecular Interactions Control Structural and Thermal Properties of Regenerated Tri-Component Blended Films. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 2016; 17(12):1989. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms17121989
Chicago/Turabian StyleLewis, Ashley, Joshua C. Waters, John Stanton, Joseph Hess, and David Salas-de la Cruz. 2016. "Macromolecular Interactions Control Structural and Thermal Properties of Regenerated Tri-Component Blended Films" International Journal of Molecular Sciences 17, no. 12: 1989. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms17121989