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One-Step Dispersion of Cellulose Nanofibers by Mechanochemical Esterification in an Organic Solvent

  1. Pei Huang1,2,
  2. Dr. Min Wu3,*,
  3. Prof. Shigenori Kuga4,*,
  4. Dr. Deqian Wang1,
  5. Dr. Dayong Wu3,
  6. Prof. Yong Huang1,3,*

Article first published online: 23 NOV 2012

DOI: 10.1002/cssc.201200492

Issue

ChemSusChem

ChemSusChem

Volume 5, Issue 12, pages 2319–2322, December 2012

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How to Cite

Huang, P., Wu, M., Kuga, S., Wang, D., Wu, D. and Huang, Y. (2012), One-Step Dispersion of Cellulose Nanofibers by Mechanochemical Esterification in an Organic Solvent. ChemSusChem, 5: 2319–2322. doi: 10.1002/cssc.201200492

Author Information

  1. 1

    Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Zhongguancun North First Street 2, Beijing, 100190 (PR China)

  2. 2

    Graduate School, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100039 (PR China)

  3. 3

    Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 29 Zhongguancun East Road, Haidian District, Beijing, 100190 (PR China)

  4. 4

    Department of Biomaterials Science, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Yayoi, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8657 (Japan)

*Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 29 Zhongguancun East Road, Haidian District, Beijing, 100190 (PR China)

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 3 DEC 2012
  2. Article first published online: 23 NOV 2012
  3. Manuscript Revised: 27 SEP 2012
  4. Manuscript Received: 11 JUL 2012

Funded by

  • National Natural Science Foundation of China. Grant Numbers: 51043003, 51172247, 50821062
  • National Program on Key Basic Research Project. Grant Number: 2011CB933700
  • Chinese Academy of Sciences Visiting Professorships

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Keywords:

  • esterification;
  • mechanochemistry;
  • nanostructures;
  • renewable resources;
  • surface chemistry
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Got a crush: Native cellulose can be dispersed as nanofibers in organic solvents by ball milling with esterification agents. Milling with hexanoyl chloride/DMF gives hexanoyl-coated nanofibers dispersible in several organic solvents. Milling with succinic anhydride/DMSO results water-dispersible nanofibers. The results open the way to new cellulose mechanochemistries.

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