基于Hofmeister效应制备高强韧壳聚糖气凝胶

气凝胶在绝热保温、催化、吸附分离等领域有着广泛的应用,通常需要对气凝胶的微观结构和力学性能进行调控以满足特定需求.然而,开发绿色技术制备高强韧天然高分子气凝胶仍然面临巨大的挑战.本文报道了在壳聚糖新溶剂中基于Hofmeister效应调控壳聚糖分子链的侧向聚集和重结晶,影响壳聚糖水凝胶和气凝胶的微观形貌、孔隙结构和力学性能等物理性质,构建出高强韧壳聚糖气凝胶.通过改变盐的种类,可以有效调控壳聚糖水凝胶和气凝胶的力学性能,并显示出遵循Hofmeister序列的规律.壳聚糖气凝胶的拉伸强度、杨氏模量和断裂功最高可达(23.1±0.4) MPa、(198.0±43.8) MPa和(9.6±0.9) MJ/m³,比表面积最高可达410 m²/g.这种简单策略有助于制备高强韧壳聚糖气凝胶,在柔性电子器件、组织工程材料、药物/蛋白载体和催化等领域有潜在应用前景.     

4,4’-ODA改性含氯芳香族聚酰胺的合成与纺丝工艺研究

采用低温溶液缩聚的方法,在N-甲基吡咯烷酮(NMP)-氯化锂(LiCl)溶剂体系中引入了4,4’-二氨基二苯醚(4,4’-ODA)作为第三单体,与邻氯对苯二胺和对苯二甲酰氯(TPC)反应,得到可用于直接湿纺的共聚物纺丝溶液。将原液进行湿法纺丝,经水洗干燥后得到原丝,采用SEM和电子拉伸试验机表征纤维的结构与力学性能。研究结果表明,共缩聚后可以得到粘度高、分子量大、稳定性好的纺丝原液,通过湿法纺丝制得的纤维具有良好的取向度、结晶度和热性能。     

PLLA/β-TCP杂化微纳米纤维的制备及其性能

将湿法工艺合成的β-磷酸钙纳米粒子与左旋聚乳酸(PLLA)的混合溶液通过电纺丝法制成杂化纳米纤维膜,以期制备一种新型纳米纤维骨组织修复材料。采用FT-IR,XRD,TEM,DSC等手段研究了β-磷酸钙(β-TCP)的结构和形态,采用SEM和直径分布探讨了优化PLLA/β-TCP纤维的电纺丝工艺。结果表明:采用湿法合成β-TCP的纳米粒子具有良好的晶型结构,直径在219~328 nm之间;采用双溶剂体系在优化条件下制备的PLLA/β-TCP杂化纳米纤维直径在500~700 nm之间,PLLA/β-TCP界面结合良好,β-TCP起到了增强作用。在湿态条件下,PLLA纤维膜的力学性能有所提高,而PLLA/β-TCP纤维膜的力学性能则呈现下降趋势。     

含水状态对细菌纤维素/聚苯胺复合凝胶膜制备及性能的影响

以不同含水量细菌纤维素为模板,苯胺单体为原料原位聚合生成聚苯胺,制备出不同含水量细菌纤维素/聚苯胺(HBC/PANI、LBC/PANI及DBC/PANI)复合凝胶膜,系统研究了细菌纤维素凝胶膜含水量和反应时间对苯胺原位聚合以及复合凝胶膜微观形貌、电学性能和力学性能的影响.扫描电镜照片表明聚苯胺均匀包覆在BC纤维上形成导电网络结构;四探针测试表明聚合时间90 min时导电率最高;低含水量加快了聚合反应速度,提高了复合凝胶膜的电导率,而完全干燥则使电导率降低;交流阻抗测试也表明低含水量可以明显提高材料的离子导电性;力学性能测试结果表明了BC/PANI复合凝胶膜具有良好的机械性能,抗拉强度可达0.21 MPa,同时低含水量不会降低复合凝胶膜的力学性能.     

TiO2-SiO2复合气凝胶：常压干燥制备及性能表征

以廉价的四氯化钛和工业水玻璃为原料,通过溶胶-凝胶法制得TiO2-SiO2复合湿凝胶,用三甲基氯硅烷(TMCS)/乙醇(EtOH)/正己烷(Hexane)混合溶液对湿凝胶进行改性,常压干燥制备了TiO2-SiO2复合气凝胶.利用扫描电子显微镜(SEM)、透射电子显微镜(TEM)、红外光谱(FTIR)、X射线衍射(XRD)及N2吸附/脱附法对复合气凝胶的形貌和性质进行了分析.结果表明,TiO2-SiO2复合气凝胶具有连续多孔结构,150℃干燥后复合气凝胶的比表面积为1 076 m2·g-1,孔体积为4.96 cm3·g-1;经550 ℃热处理后,复合气凝胶仍然具有高的孔隙率,比表面积为856 m2·g-1,孔体积为3.46 cm3·g-1.吸附和光催化降解罗丹明B的结果表明,复合气凝胶同时具有较好的吸附和光催化性能,其吸附/光催化协同作用活性优于纯SiO2气凝胶和锐钛矿TiO2粉末;且重复利用四次降解率仍然可达到89%.     

勃姆石纤维增强二氧化硅气凝胶的制备及性能

以六水合氯化铝为铝源, 通过水热法制备勃姆石纤维; 以甲基三甲氧基硅烷和正硅酸乙酯为硅源共前驱体, 采用溶胶-凝胶法进而常压干燥制备了勃姆石纤维掺杂的二氧化硅复合气凝胶; 探究了勃姆石纤维的掺杂量对复合气凝胶性能的影响. 当勃姆石纤维的掺杂量(质量分数)为1%时, 气凝胶的机械性能最好, 能够承受17.1%的压缩应变, 最大压缩强度为1.12 MPa, 压缩模量高达2.57 MPa, 复合气凝胶在150 ℃仍然具有较低的导热系数(0.0670 W·m^?1·K^?1). 勃姆石纤维能够一定程度地抑制二氧化硅颗粒在高温下的烧结和相转变, 对二氧化硅气凝胶的耐高温性能有显著的提升作用, 复合气凝胶在1100 ℃高温热处理后, 仍能保持良好的隔热性能和较高的机械强度.     

聚羟基丁酸酯/碳纳米管复合纳米纤维膜的制备及其对重金属离子吸附分离性能的研究

以聚羟基丁酸酯和碳纳米管为原料,采用三氯甲烷/二甲基甲酰胺混合溶液为溶剂,利用静电纺丝技术制备了聚羟基丁酸酯/碳纳米管复合纳米纤维膜.研究了碳纳米管的含量对纳米纤维膜形貌和力学性能的影响,探讨了复合纳米纤维膜对重金属Cu(II)、Cd(II)和Pb(II)的吸附特性.实验结果表明:加入1 wt%碳纳米管能够将纳米纤维的平均直径从(728±146)nm降低至(468±89)nm,纳米纤维膜的比表面积从27.24 m~2/g提高至43.45 m~2/g;碳纳米管的复合能够有效增强聚羟基丁酸酯纳米纤维,当碳纳米管含量1 wt%为最佳,拉伸强度可达5.85 MPa,较纯聚羟基丁酸酯纳米纤维提升了115%.复合纳米纤维膜对重金属离子具有良好的吸附特性,其对Cu(II)、Cd(II)和Pb(II)的最佳吸附pH值为5,此时最大吸附容量分别为91.04、171.05和197.03mg/g,平衡吸附时间分别约为50、60和60 min,吸附率分别为1.79、2.83和3.28 mg/g/min;热力学和动力学分析表明,复合纳米纤维膜对重金属Cu(II)、Cd(II)和Pb(II)的吸附行为更符合Freundlich模型,吸附过程更符合Pseudo-second order模型;循环使用实验表明,重复使用5次后,其吸附容量可保持在初始值的87%以上,具有较好的使用寿命.     

快速制备高掺杂CuO/SiO2复合气凝胶

通过环氧丙烷预反应法, 以乙腈为溶剂快速制备了高掺杂的氧化铜/二氧化硅复合气凝胶. 在典型的合成过程中, 将正硅酸甲酯(TMOS)、乙腈、去离子水和环氧丙烷混合进行预反应, 然后将该溶液与氯化铜的乙腈-水溶液混合并添加环氧丙烷, 在35℃烘箱中静置0.5 h 后转化为湿凝胶, 再经过CO₂超临界流体干燥和热处理即可获得黑色块状CuO/SiO₂复合气凝胶. 最终气凝胶样品密度约为180 mg·cm^-3, 比表面积高达625 m2·g^-1, 平均掺杂比为19.91%±2.42% (Cu:Si 摩尔比), 压缩模量为1.639 MPa, 具有成型性好、分散均匀等优点,是良好的背光源靶材料. 本论文还通过对比实验对凝胶化过程的机理进行分析, 结果表明, 通过改变溶剂和采用环氧丙烷预催化均衡了两种不同前驱体的反应速率, 实现了共凝胶的目的. 此外, 该方法还有望为其它金属氧化物/二氧化硅复合气凝胶的制备提供新思路.     

自生纳米纤维增强SiO_2气凝胶的制备及性能研究

采用溶胶-凝胶法和乙醇超临界干燥工艺制备ZrOX/SiO2复合气凝胶,再经1 200℃高温热处理得到自生纳米纤维增强SiO2复合气凝胶。利用扫描电子显微镜、透射电子显微镜、X射线衍射、热重和氮气吸附等手段对气凝胶的结构和性能进行了分析,并且测试了样品的压缩强度及真密度。实验结果表明:自生纳米纤维增强SiO2复合气凝胶具有均匀的多孔网络结构,锆氧纳米纤维是以化学键连接复合的方式无序穿插在气凝胶中,对复合气凝胶的机械强度和隔热性能有明显的改善。经1 200℃热处理后的ZrOX/SiO2复合气凝胶比表面积为827.22 m2·g-1,压缩强度为9.68 MPa,真密度为0.23 g·cm-3。     

氧化锆湿凝胶中乙酰丙酮配体的脱除机理及气凝胶复合材料的制备

利用正硅酸四甲酯、 正硅酸四乙酯、 硼酸三乙酯浸泡聚乙酰丙酮合锆湿凝胶, 通过红外光谱(IR)、 元素分析(EA)、 X射线光电子能谱(XPS)和色谱-质谱联用(GC-MS) 等技术证实了有机硅(硼)烷浸泡湿凝胶可加速乙酰丙酮配体的脱除, 并推断了相关反应机理. 利用正硅酸四甲酯浸泡聚乙酰丙酮合锆湿凝胶显著强化了 凝胶骨架, 通过低成本干燥技术可以获得纳米多孔、 高比表面积的ZrO₂气凝胶. 在石英纤维增强的ZrO₂气凝胶复合材料中, 纤维骨架进一步阻止了干燥收缩, 微波干燥即可获得超轻质石英纤维/二氧化锆气凝胶复合材料(SFZA), 稳态平板测试结果表明, 其在1000 ℃下的导热系数最低可至0.042 W?m^-1?K^-1, 1200 ℃下导热系数最低可至0.063 W?m^-1?K^-1.     

Structure and properties of novel fibers spun from cellulose in NaOH/thiourea aqueous solution

Cellulose was dissolved rapidly in a NaOH/thiourea aqueous solution (9.5:4.5 in wt.-%) to prepare a transparent cellulose solution, which was employed, for the first time, to spin a new class of regenerated cellulose fibers by wet spinning. The structure and mechanical properties of the resulting cellulose fibers were characterized, and compared with those of commercially available viscose rayon, cuprammonium rayon and Lyocell fibers. The results from wide angle X-ray diffraction and CP/MAS 13C NMR indicated that the novel cellulose fibers have a structure typical for a family II cellulose and possessed relatively high degrees of crystallinity. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and optical microscopy images revealed that the cross-section of the fibers is circular, similar to natural silk. The new fibers have higher molecular weights and better mechanical properties than those of viscose rayon. This low-cost technology is simple, different from the polluting viscose process. The dissolution and regeneration of the cellulose in the NaOH/thiourea aqueous solutions were a physical process and a sol-gel transition rather than a chemical reaction, leading to the smoothness and luster of the fibers. This work provides a potential application in the field of functional fiber manufacturing.     

Structure and properties of regenerated cellulose fibers from aqueous NaOH/thiourea/urea solution

Regenerated cellulose fibers were successfully prepared through dissolving cotton linters in NaOH/thiourea/urea aqueous solution at ?2 °C by a twin-screw extruder and wet-spinning process at varying precipitation and drawing conditions. The dissolution process of an optimized 7 wt% cellulose was controlled by polarizing microscopy and resulted in a transparent and stable cellulose spinning dope. Rheological investigations showed a classical shear thinning behavior of the cellulose/NaOH/thiourea/urea solution and a good stability towards gelation. Moreover, the mechanical properties, microstructures and morphology of the regenerated cellulose fibers were studied extensively by single fiber tensile testing, X-ray diffraction, synchrotron X-ray investigations, birefringence measurements and field-emission scanning electron microscopy. Resulting fibers demonstrated a smooth surface and circular cross-section with homogeneous morphological structure as compared with commercial viscose rayon. At optimized jet stretch ratio, acidic coagulation composition and temperature, the structural features and tensile properties depend first of all on the drawing ratio. In particular the crystallinity and orientation of the novel fibers rise with increasing draw ratio up to a maximum followed by a reduction due to over-drawing and oriented crystallites disruption. The microvoids in the fiber as analysed with SAXS were smaller and more elongated with increasing drawing ratio. Moreover, a higher tensile strength (2.22 cN/dtex) was obtained in the regenerated fiber than that of the viscose rayon (2.13 cN/dtex), indicating higher crystallinity and orientation, as well as more elongated and orientated microvoid in the regenerated fiber. All in all, the novel extruder-based method is beneficial with regard to the dissolution temperature and a simplified production process. Taking into account the reasonable fiber properties from the lab-trials, the suggested dissolution and spinning route may offer some prospects as an alternative cellulose processing route.     

Controlled production of spruce cellulose gels using an environmentally “green” system

Stable spruce cellulose suspensions were generated in NaOH/urea aqueous solutions and used to make thermally induced gels with various swelling ratios and compressive strengths. Wood cellulose cannot be easily dissolved in water or any common organic solvent due to its high molecular weight, which largely limits its applications. Spruce cellulose was hydrolyzed by diluted sulfuric acid of various concentrations and hydrolysis times. The dissolution of these partially degraded samples was investigated in a NaOH/urea aqueous solution system considered environmentally “green.” The effects of acid hydrolysis on the structure and properties of subsequent thermally induced gels were examined using scanning electron microscopy, swelling and re-swelling experiments, and mechanical testing. The molecular weight of spruce cellulose was significantly reduced by acid hydrolysis, whereas its crystallinity slightly increased because of the removal of amorphous regions. All samples could be partially dissolved in the NaOH/urea aqueous solution and formed stable suspensions. Hydrolyzed cellulose samples with lower molecular weight exhibited a higher solubility. Rheological experiments showed these cellulose suspensions could form gels easily upon heating. A porous network structure was observed in which dissolved cellulose was physically crosslinked upon heating and then regenerated to form a three-dimensional network, where the dispersed swollen cellulose fibers filled spaces to reinforce the structure. The swelling behavior and mechanical properties of these ‘matrix-filler’ gels could be controlled by varying the mild acid hydrolysis conditions, which adjusts their degree of solubility. This research provides several opportunities for manufacturing wood cellulose based materials.     

Surface selective removal of xylan from refined never-dried birch kraft pulp

In this study, the effect of enzyme treatment on refined, never-dried bleached birch kraft pulp was investigated, using an endo-1,4-β-xylanase, that is substantially free from cellulase activity. The xylanase treatment of refined never-dried pulp revealed a rapid initial hydrolysis rate with a time-dependent saturation level in the amount of hydrolyzed pulp carbohydrates. Surprisingly short xylanase treatment times were found to have an impact on the fiber surface structure and on the physicochemical properties of kraft pulp fibers. Xylanase treatment led to mild microscopic differences in the ultrastructure of a never-dried fiber, whereas local topographical differences were distinguishable with atomic force microscopy. Results from the analysis of dissolved carbohydrates and the interfacial properties of the xylanase-treated never-dried fibers thus confirm a selective removal of xylan from the fiber surfaces. The zeta-potential charge and dewatering properties of the pulp slurry, fiber morphology, and strength properties of the paper were affected, which is a concomitant of xylanase treatment. However, the papermaking properties of the fibers were mainly preserved with simultaneous improvement in the dewatering rate of the pulp. Thus, optimized xylanase treatment of refined bleached kraft pulp provides a fiber for papermaking or fiber modification purposes with a selectively modified chemical composition of the fiber surface layer.     

分子量分布对等规聚丙烯卷绕丝织构形成的影响

本文研究了分子量分布对聚丙烯卷绕丝结构和性能的影响。结果表明,聚丙烯树脂中的高分子量尾端对卷绕丝的结构有明显影响。在通常的纺丝条件下,用控制降解的聚丙烯树脂纺得的卷绕丝具有低取向的次晶结构;而在相同的粘均分子量和纺丝条件下,高分子量尾端的存在使聚丙烯易于在纺丝线上生成结晶性较高的α-晶型,卷绕丝的取向也随高分子量尾端而显著增大。高分子量尾端对卷绕丝结构的影响,导致卷绕丝牵伸性能和成品纤维力学性能变差。     

Rapid dissolution of cellulose in LiOH/urea and NaOH/urea aqueous solutions

Rapid dissolution of cellulose in LiOH/urea and NaOH/urea aqueous solutions was studied systematically. The dissolution behavior and solubility of cellulose were evaluated by using (13)C NMR, optical microscopy, wide-angle X-ray diffraction (WAXD), FT-IR spectroscopy, DSC, and viscometry. The experiment results revealed that cellulose having viscosity-average molecular weight ((overline) M eta) of 11.4 x 104 and 37.2 x 104 could be dissolved, respectively, in 7% NaOH/12% urea and 4.2% LiOH/12% urea aqueous solutions pre-cooled to -10 degrees C within 2 min, whereas all of them could not be dissolved in KOH/urea aqueous solution. The dissolution power of the solvent systems was in the order of LiOH/urea > NaOH/urea > KOH/urea aqueous solution. The results from DSC and (13)C NMR indicated that LiOH/urea and NaOH/urea aqueous solutions as non-derivatizing solvents broke the intra- and inter-molecular hydrogen bonding of cellulose and prevented the approach toward each other of the cellulose molecules, leading to the good dispersion of cellulose to form an actual solution.     

Novel Fibers Prepared from Cellulose in NaOH/Urea Aqueous Solution

Summary: Novel regenerated cellulose fibers have been successfully spun from the cellulose dope in NaOH/urea aqueous solution, which could rapidly dissolve cellulose. The fibers possess circular cross‐sections as well as relatively high molecular weight, and a crystallinity index with cellulose II family crystal structure, leading to good mechanical properties. This technology is simple, cheap, and environmentally friendly, promising to substitute for viscose rayon production having hazardous byproducts.

SEM micrograph of the cross‐section of the novel cellulose fibers generated here.     

不同分子量聚丙烯腈的制备及其高压静电纺丝研究

采用DMSO/H2O混合溶剂法制备了5种不同分子量的PAN,并以PAN为原料,DMF为溶剂,配成纺丝溶液,通过高压静电纺丝技术制备超细纤维毡(UFFM)。研究表明,相同单体组成和浓度、相同反应条件情况下,通过聚合制备PAN,随着混合溶剂中水含量的增加,生成的PAN粘均分子量相应增加,其转化率也增加。聚合所得的不同分子量PAN的热重分析显示,随着PAN分子量的增加,热重曲线的剧烈失重区会越来越明显,剧烈失重区的失重率也呈增加的趋势;高压静电纺丝研究发现,PAN-4和PAN-5纺丝溶液由于分子量过高而不可纺;另外,研究还发现,较高的纺丝电压有利于纤维直径的减小,但相应的纺丝稳定性减小,导致纤维直径分布的离散度增加。     

Double crystallization behavior in dry-jet wet spinning of cellulose/N-methylmorpholine-N-oxide hydrate solutions

The structure and resultant mechanical properties of fibers in the dry-jet wet spinning process of cellulose solutions in N-methylmorpholine-N-oxide (NMMO) hydrates were investigated in terms of molecular weight of cellulose, concentration, and hydration number (n) of NMMO hydrate. The value of n had an effect on the crystallization behavior of the cellulose solution system, which influenced the resultant fiber structure. Increasing cellulose concentration and decreasing the value of n retarded crystallization because of the increased interactions between cellulose and NMMO hydrate. Reducing the value of n from 1 to 0.72 produced more highly oriented cellulose fibers. However, incorporating n-propyl gallate, an antioxidant, had little effect on the fiber structure. When n=0.72 a double crystallization behavior was observed in the fiber spinning process irrespective of molecular weight of cellulose and concentration over the experimental ranges examined. It should be noted that such a double crystallization took place in the absence of foreign additives. The double crystallization behavior was more noticeable when the aspect ratio of spinning nozzle was greater. The double layer structure had a positive effect on the mechanical strength.     

Preparation and properties of thermoresponsive and conductive composite fibers with core‐sheath structure

In this research, thermoresponsive and conductive fibers with core‐sheath structure were fabricated by coaxial electrospinning. For preparing the spinning sheath solution, poly‐(N‐isopropylacrylamide‐co‐N‐methylolacrylamide) (PNN) copolymer having thermoresponsive and cross‐linkable properties was synthesized by free‐radical polymerization using redox initiators; it was then mixed with the conductive poly(3,4‐ethylenedioxythiophene):poly(styrene sulfonate) (PEDOT:PSS) at different weight ratios in water. On the other hand, poly(butyl acrylate‐co‐styrene) (PBS) copolymer synthesized by emulsion polymerization was dissolved in chloroform and used as the spinning core solution. After electrospinning, the fibers were treated at 110 °C for 1 h to cross‐link the PNN portion in the sheath for strengthening the fibers. Well‐defined core‐sheath fibers were observed from SEM pictures; the outside and inside (core) diameters were 568 ± 24 and 290 ± 40 nm, respectively, as determined from TEM pictures. The fiber mats were further doped by DMSO to enhance their conductivity. For the fiber mat with the weight ratio of PEDOT:PSS/PNN at 0.20 in the sheath, its surface conductivity could reach 29.4 S/cm. In addition, the fiber mats exhibited thermoresponsive properties that both swelling ratio and electric resistance decreased with temperature. Furthermore, the fiber mats exhibited improved flexibility as evaluated via bending test. © 2015 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J. Polym. Sci., Part A: Polym. Chem. 2016 , 54, 1299–1307