Functionalized Cellulose Based Microcomposites

Summary: A technique has been developed that allows the production of cellulosic micro composites by immobilizing super-ground functionalised materials in the cellulose matrix. For this purpose, the well-established ALCERU® process has been a subject of technological modification. Depending on the degree of filling, several types of composites are accessible. At lower concentrations, the fibres maintain their textile-physical parameters and may be used in applications, where a textile appearance is required. The increasing concentration of the functional additives influences increasingly the overall properties of the composite and leads to composites with special functions such as water retention, electric conductivity, and specific absorption ability for organics or heat storage functions. In addition, loads exceeding the cellulose portion are useful as green shapes for ceramics.