Characterization and evaluation of the hydrolytic stability of trifluoroacetylated cellulose fibers

resumo

The controlled heterogeneous modification of cellulose fibers with trifluoroacetic anhydride was investigated. The characterization of the ensuing materials was per-formed by elemental analysis, FTIR spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction (XRD), thermogravimetry, and surface analysis (XPS, ToF-SIMS, and contact angles measurements). The trifluoroacetylation enhanced significantly the hydrophobic and lipophobic character of the fibers, whereas their thermal stability and cristallinity were only modestly affected by this treatment, except under the most severe conditions for the latter. Their hydrolytic stability to water vapour was also assessed as a function of the air humidity and shown to be lower than that of still liquid water in the case of a saturated atmosphere. (C) 2007 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

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COMPOSITE-MATERIALS; PLASMA TREATMENT; SURFACE; NANOCOMPOSITES; ESTERIFICATION; ESTERS; PAPER; ACID

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Chemistry

autores

Cunha, AG; Freire, CSR; Silvestre, AJD; Neto, CP; Gandini, A; Orblin, E; Fardim, P

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