利用离子液体制备纤维素基气凝胶

纤维素基气凝胶材料的研究在近年来吸引了人们极大的关注,这是因为这类新型材料具有通常无机气凝胶的典型结构特点,如超轻、高孔率、高比表面积等,同时具有天然生物质材料的原料丰富、可再生、可生物降解的优点。本文首先简要介绍了纤维素基气凝胶材料及其发展概况,进而主要介绍了以离子液体为溶剂制备再生纤维素基气凝胶的研究进展,包括纤维素基气凝胶的制备方法、结构及其功能性。最后对离子液体法制备的纤维素基气凝胶材料的前景进行了简要的展望。     

基于纤维素的气凝胶材料

纤维素是自然界中储量最为丰富的一种天然高分子。作为继无机气凝胶和合成聚合物气凝胶之后的第三代气凝胶,纤维素基气凝胶材料兼具绿色可再生的纤维素材料和多孔气凝胶材料两者的优点,成为纤维素材料研究与应用中的一个热点。本文梳理了纤维素基气凝胶材料的发展脉络,综述了纤维素基气凝胶材料的研究进展。重点对纤维素基气凝胶的制备方法进行了总结,包括基于含水溶剂和无水溶剂的纤维素直接溶解法及源自植物纤维素和细菌纤维素的纤维素纳米纤维的水相分散法。介绍了纤维素基气凝胶力学性能的提高和功能性开发的最新研究结果。最后对纤维素基气凝胶材料的发展前景和研究方向进行了展望。     

以细菌纤维素为前驱体简便制备氮掺杂碳纤维气凝胶作为高效氧还原催化剂

数十年来,碳气凝胶因其在催化剂载体、电容器和锂电池电极材料以及吸附剂等领域的潜在应用而备受关注.然而,传统碳气凝胶的制备往往使用昂贵且有毒的前驱体,其方法也较为复杂,不利于大规模生产及应用.本文介绍了一种以细菌纤维素为前驱体制备氮掺杂碳纤维气凝胶的方法.该方法廉价高效,简单易行且对环境无害.所制气凝胶具有密度低、孔隙度高、比表面积大以及导电性良好等优点.它继承了细菌纤维素生物质优异的三维交联多孔结构的特点,可直接用作氧还原催化剂,表现出优异的催化性能,预示着其广泛的应用前景.这在该领域的应用报道尚属首次.     

以纤维素/AmimCl溶液制备纤维素气凝胶

利用离子液体AmimCl溶解结合超临界CO2干燥的方法制备了纤维素气凝胶材料.研究了不同初始浓度的纤维素溶液及其在不同凝固浴中制备的纤维素凝胶的流变行为,进一步考察了纤维素溶液浓度和凝固浴种类对纤维素气凝胶材料结构的影响.结果表明,随着初始纤维素溶液浓度的增大,气凝胶的孔结构逐渐致密,比表面积随之减小;凝固浴的组成对纤维素气凝胶的结构也有较大影响.采用适当的制备条件,可以制备出高比表面积的纤维素气凝胶材料.对纤维素气凝胶的热性能进行了表征,结果表明所得到的气凝胶材料具有较好的热稳定性和较高的炭残余含量.     

细菌纤维素/聚丙烯酰胺水凝胶的制备及性能表征

通过自由基聚合在细菌纤维素(BC)网络中引入聚丙烯酰胺(PAM),制备了细菌纤维素/聚丙烯酰胺(BC/PAM)复合水凝胶,并采用扫描电子显微镜(SEM)、红外光谱(IR)、热失重分析(TGA)、X射线衍射(XRD)和力学测试等手段对复合凝胶的结构和性能进行了研究.研究结果显示在复合水凝胶中,虽然PAM自身没有交联,但由...     

层状纳米纤维素膜/PVA复合水凝胶的制备与力学性能研究

采用叠层复合与物理相分离的方法制备了层状纳米细菌纤维素(BC)膜/聚乙烯醇( PVA)复合水凝胶.研究了聚乙烯醇的质量百分数、BC膜的复合层数以及制备条件对复合水凝胶力学性能的影响;通过扫描电镜( SEM)观察比较了复合水凝胶中BC膜层与PVA界面结合情况.结果表明,复合水凝胶的力学性能与PVA的质量百分数和BC膜含水...     

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.     

超轻纳米纤维气凝胶的制备及其应用

超轻纳米纤维气凝胶是一种以一维纳米纤维为基本构筑单元的新型气凝胶材料,相比于传统气凝胶,其不仅具有更高的孔隙率和更低的密度,还拥有更优异的机械性能和理化性质,因此该材料的先进制备技术和在新兴领域的创新性应用是近年来超轻气凝胶领域的研究热点。本文结合国内外研究现状,按照材料体系分类系统综述了超轻纤维气凝胶的制备方法、结构特点以及在隔热、吸附、电化学、传感和生物医学等领域的重要应用,提出了现阶段该材料面临的一些挑战,并展望了其在未来的发展方向。     

自修复聚乙烯醇/细菌纤维素水凝胶电解质制备及应用

以聚乙烯醇(PVA)、细菌纤维素(BC)和硫酸为原料,采用物理交联的冻融循环法制备了聚乙烯醇/细菌纤维素复合水凝胶电解质;经过冻融循环后,聚乙烯醇和细菌纤维素形成了大量的分子间氢键,赋予复合水凝胶良好的自修复性能和力学性能.探讨了纤维素含量对水凝胶电解质力学性能和离子电导率的影响,结果表明,BC含量为0.6％时复合水凝...     

纤维素基气凝胶型吸油材料的研究进展

近年来,开发绿色、可回收的高效吸油材料吸引了国内外学者的广泛关注.纤维素基气凝胶兼具多孔气凝胶型材料比表面积大、孔隙率高的特点以及纤维素材料天然、可再生的优势,对其进行表面疏水化处理后,是一种极具发展潜力的环保型吸油材料.本文分别系统综述了再生纤维素基气凝胶型、天然纤维素基气凝胶型及细菌纤维素基气凝胶型吸油材料的研究进展,并对它们的制备方法和吸油性能进行了归纳总结,最后讨论了当前纤维素基气凝胶型吸油材料研究中存在的问题和今后的研究方向.     

Structural Features and Properties of Bacterial Cellulose Produced in Agitated Culture

The structure and some properties of bacterial cellulose produced in agitated culture were studied. Scanning electron microscopy revealed that there was almost no difference between reticulated structures of bacterial cellulose fibrils produced in agitated culture and in static culture. Nevertheless, bacterial cellulose produced in agitated culture exhibited microstuctural changes, namely, a low degree of polymerization and a low crystallinity index. A CP/MAS ¹³C NMR analysis revealed that the cellulose I content of the cellulose produced in agitated culture was lower than that of the cellulose produced in static culture. The bacterial cellulose produced in agitated culture had a lower Young's modulus of sheet, a higher water holding capacity and a higher suspension viscosity in the disintegrated form than that produced in static culture.     

Bacterial Cellulose Nanopaper as Reinforcement for Polylactide Composites: Renewable Thermoplastic NanoPaPreg

Bacterial cellulose (BC) is often regarded as a prime candidate nano‐reinforcement for the production of renewable nanocomposites. However, the mechanical performance of most BC nanocomposites is often inferior compared with commercially available polylactide (PLLA). Here, the manufacturing concept of paper‐based laminates is used, i.e., “PaPreg,” to produce BC nanopaper reinforced PLLA, which has been called “nanoPaPreg” by the authors. It is demon­strated that high‐performance nanoPaPreg (v_f = 65 vol%) with a tensile modulus and strength of 6.9 ± 0.5 GPa and 125 ± 10 MPa, respectively, can be fabricated. It is also shown that the tensile properties of nanoPaPreg are predominantly governed by the mechanical performance of BC nanopaper instead of the individual BC nanofibers, due to difficulties impregnating the dense nanofibrous BC network.

     

细菌纤维素在室温离子液体中的溶解性能

研究了细菌纤维素(BC)在绿色溶剂1-烯丙基-3-甲基氯代咪唑室温离子液体中的溶解行为,通过偏光显微镜观察了BC在此离子液体中的溶解过程,热失重(TGA)和红外光谱(FT-IR)测试了再生前后BC的性能,探索了BC在离子液体中溶解、再生的可能性和可行性.结果表明:离子液体是BC的优良溶剂,对BC的溶解属于直接溶解,不发生其他的衍生化反应;再生后BC的热稳定性变好,且离子液体可回收利用.     

Thermodynamics and Kinetics of Bacterial Cellulose Adsorbing Persistent Pollutant from Aqueous Solutions

The adsorption capability of bacterial cellulose(BC) for anionic dye acid fuchsine was studied. Meanwhile, the processes of the adsorption were investignted and fitted by adsorption isotherm models, adsorption thermodynamics and adsorption kinetics models, respectively. The changes of BC before and after adsorbing acid fuchsine were investigated via scanning electron microscopy(SEM) and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy(FTIR) to further explain the adsorption mechanism. The results show that acid fuchsine could be effectively adsorbed by BC. The adsorption process was fitted well by Langmuir equation and the pseudo-second order kinetics, indicating that the adsorption process was monolayer molecule adsorption with the main action of chemical adsorption. The adsorption process was spontaneous and endothermic. Glucuronic acid groups and hydroxyl groups were responsible for the adsorption of acid fuchsine on BC.     

Bacterial Cellulose Templated p-Co3O4/n-ZnO Nanocomposite with Excellent VOCs Response Performance

In this work, p-type Co\begin{document}$_3$\end{document}O\begin{document}$_4$\end{document} decorated n-type ZnO (Co\begin{document}$_3$\end{document}O\begin{document}$_4$\end{document}/ZnO) nanocomposite was designed with the assistance of bacterial cellulose template. Phase composition, morphology and element distribution were investigated by XRD, SEM, HRTEM, EDS mapping and XPS. Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) sensing measurements indicated a noticeable improvement of response and decrease of working temperature for Co\begin{document}$_3$\end{document}O\begin{document}$_4$\end{document}/ZnO sensor, in comparison with pure ZnO, i.e., the response towards 100 ppm acetone was 63.7 (at a low working temperature of 180 ℃), which was 26 times higher than pure ZnO (response of 2.3 at 240 ℃). Excellent VOCs response characteristics could be ascribed to increased surface oxygen vacancy concentration (revealed by defect characterizations), catalytic activity of Co\begin{document}$_3$\end{document}O\begin{document}$_4$\end{document} and the special p-n heterojunction structure, and bacterial cellulose provides a facile template for designing diverse functional heterojunctions for VOCs detection and other applications.     

Water-Resistant and Stretchable Conductive Ionic Hydrogel Fibers Reinforced by Carboxymethyl Cellulose

Conductive ionic hydrogels (CIH) have been widely studied for the development of stretchable electronic devices, such as sensors, electrodes, and actuators. Most of these CIH are made into 3D or 2D shape, while 1D CIH (hydrogel fibers) is often difficult to make because of the low mechanical robustness of common CIH. Herein, we use gel spinning method to prepare a robust CIH fiber with high strength, large stretchability, and good conductivity. The robust CIH fiber is drawn from the composite gel of sodium polyacrylate (PAAS) and sodium carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC). In the composite CIH fiber, the soft PAAS presents good conductivity and stretchability, while the rigid CMC significantly enhances the strength and toughness of the PAAS/CMC fiber. To protect the conductive PAAS/CMC fiber from damage by water, a thin layer of hydrophobic polymethyl acrylate (PMA) or polybutyl acrylate (PBA) is coated on the PAAS/CMC fiber as a water-resistant and insulating cover. The obtained PAAS/CMC-PMA and PAAS/CMC-PBA CIH fibers present high tensile strength (up to 28 MPa), high tensile toughness (up to 43 MJ/m³), and good electrical conductivity (up to 0.35 S/m), which are useful for textile-based stretchable electronic devices.     

细菌纤维素纳米纤维稳定乳液的性能

采用超声和高压均质两种方式分散的细菌纤维素(BC)悬浮液制备了BC纳米纤维稳定的水包油型Pickering乳液, 并考察了纤维用量、 pH值和机械分散方式对乳液稳定性的影响. 结果表明, 乳液的稳定性随纳米纤维用量的增加而增加; 碱性条件比酸性条件制备的乳液稳定性高, 且在pH=12时达到最高. 用高压均质方式分散的BC稳定乳液的效果优于采用超声方式分散的BC的效果, 这是由于高压均质后的纤维较短, 可以提供更多的纳米纤维稳定乳液. 计算结果表明, BC纳米纤维在液体石蜡/水界面上的三相接触角为72.5°, 说明BC适合稳定水包油型乳液.     

Novel Thermoplastic Composites from Commodity Polymers and Man-Made Cellulose Fibers

Summary: A new class of fibre reinforced commodity thermoplastics suited for injection moulding and direct processing applications has been developed using man-made cellulosic fibres (Rayon tire yarn, Tencel, Viscose, Carbacell) and thermoplastic commodity polymers, such as polypropylene (PP), polyethylene (PE), high impact polystyrene (HIPS), poly(lactic acid) (PLA), and a thermoplastic elastomer (TPE) as the matrix polymer. For compounding, a specially adapted double pultrusion technique has been employed which provides composites with homogeneously distributed fibres. Extensive investigations were performed with Rayon reinforced PP in view of applications in the automotive industry. The Rayon-PP composite is characterized by high strength and an excellent impact behaviour as compared with glass fibre reinforced PP, thus permitting applications in the field of engineering thermoplastics such as polycarbonate/acrylonitrile butadiene styrene blends (PC/ABS). With the PP based composites the influence of material parameters (e.g. fibre type and load, coupling agent) were studied and it has been demonstrated how to tailor the desired composite properties as modulus and heat distortion temperature (HDT) by varying the fibre type or adding inorganic fillers. Man-made cellulose fibers are also suitable for the reinforcement of further thermoplastic commodity polymers with appropriate processing temperatures. In case of PE modulus and strength are tripled compared to the neat resin while Charpy impact strength is increased five-fold. For HIPS mainly strength and stiffness are increased, while for TPE the property profile is changed completely. With Rayon reinforced PLA, a fully biogenic and biodegradable composite with excellent mechanical properties including highly improved impact strength is presented.     

Removing Cd2+ by Composite Adsorbent Nano-Fe3O4/Bacterial Cellulose

A new composite adsorbent, nano-Fe3O4/bacterial cellulose(BC), was prepared through blending method. The process of adsorbing Cd2+ including its isotherm and kinetics measured was studied. The results show that the adsorption efficiency is improved because of huge surface area and surface coordination of nano-Fe3O4 particles. Its adsorption capacity is 27.97 mg/g and the maximum of Cd2+ removal is 74%. The adsorption kinetics can be described by pseudo-second rate model and the adsorption equilibrium by Langmuir type. The superparamagnetism of nano-Fe3O4 particles can help to solve the difficult separation of single BC adsorbent and lead to the quick separation of composite adsorbent from the liquid if a magnetic field was applied. Cd2+ can be desorbed effectively by EDTA and HCl from the composite adsorbent, which can make it be reused.     

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.