Highly hydrophobic biopolymers prepared by the surface pentafluorobenzoylation of cellulose substrates

resumo

New highly hydrophobic/lipophobic biopolymers were prepared by the controlled heterogeneous pentafluorobenzoylation of cellulose substrates, i.e., plant and bacterial cellulose fibers. The characterization of the modified fibers was performed by elemental analysis, FTIR spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction, thermogravimetry, and surface analysis (XPS, ToF-SIMS, and contact angle measurements). The degree of substitution of the ensuing pentafluorobenzoylated fibers ranged from 0.014 to 0.39. The hydrolytic stability of these perfluorinated cellulose derivatives was also evaluated and showed that they were quite water stable, although of course the fluorinated moieties could readily be removed by hydrolysis in an aqueous alkaline medium.

palavras-chave

COMPOSITE-MATERIALS; FATTY-ACIDS; FIBERS; ESTERS; DERIVATIVES; ESTERIFICATION; PAPER

categoria

Biochemistry & Molecular Biology; Chemistry; Polymer Science

autores

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

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