Nanocellulose Stabilized Pickering Emulsion Templating for Thermosetting AESO Nanocomposite Foams
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Chemicals and Materials
2.2. Preparation and Characterization of CNCs
2.3. Synthesis and Characterization of AESO
2.4. Emulsion Preparation and Characterization
2.5. Synthesis and Characterization of AESO-Based Nanocomposite Foam
2.6. Statistical Analysis
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. The CNCs Material
3.2. The Pickering Emulsion
3.3. Effect of Oil to Water Ratio on the Emulsion Stability
3.4. Effect of Concentration of CNCs on the Emulsion Stability
3.5. The AESO-based Nanocomposite Foam
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Lu, P.; Guo, M.; Yang, Y.; Wu, M. Nanocellulose Stabilized Pickering Emulsion Templating for Thermosetting AESO Nanocomposite Foams. Polymers 2018, 10, 1111. https://doi.org/10.3390/polym10101111
Lu P, Guo M, Yang Y, Wu M. Nanocellulose Stabilized Pickering Emulsion Templating for Thermosetting AESO Nanocomposite Foams. Polymers. 2018; 10(10):1111. https://doi.org/10.3390/polym10101111
Chicago/Turabian StyleLu, Peng, Mengya Guo, Yang Yang, and Min Wu. 2018. "Nanocellulose Stabilized Pickering Emulsion Templating for Thermosetting AESO Nanocomposite Foams" Polymers 10, no. 10: 1111. https://doi.org/10.3390/polym10101111