A Biodegradable, Waterproof, and Thermally Processable Cellulosic Bioplastic Enabled by Dynamic Covalent Modification
South China University of Technology · Sichuan Agricultural University · +2 more institutions
Abstract
Abstract The growing environmental concern over petrochemical‐based plastics continuously promotes the exploration of green and sustainable substitute materials. Compared with petrochemical products, cellulose has overwhelming superiority in terms of availability, cost, and biodegradability; however, cellulose's dense hydrogen‐bonding network and highly ordered crystalline structure make it hard to be thermoformed. A strategy to realize the partial disassociation of hydrogen bonds in cellulose and the reassembly of cellulose chains via constructing a dynamic covalent network, thereby endowing cellulose with thermal processability as indicated by the observation of a moderate glass transition temperature ( T g…
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8Topics & keywords
- Bioplastic
- Materials science
- Cellulose
- Biodegradation
- Petrochemical
- Thermoforming
- Cellulosic ethanol
- Ultimate tensile strength