TY - JOUR
T1 - Preparation of synthetic wood composites using ionic liquids
AU - Simmons, Trevor J.
AU - Lee, Sang Hyun
AU - Miao, Jianjun
AU - Miyauchi, Minoru
AU - Park, Tae Joon
AU - Bale, Shyam S.
AU - Pangule, Ravi
AU - Bult, Justin
AU - Martin, Jeffrey G.
AU - Dordick, Jonathan S.
AU - Linhardt, Robert J.
N1 - Funding Information:
The authors would like to thank Fangxiao Guan from the University of Connecticut for assistance in measurement of dielectrical properties. The authors would also like to thank Dr. Tom Doherty and Dr. Hong Wu for helpful discussion and HPLC measurement of hydrolyzed synthetic wood film. The authors acknowledge the support of Chisso Corporation and the Rensselaer Nanotechnology Center for their partial funding of this research.
PY - 2011/11
Y1 - 2011/11
N2 - Synthetic wood composite films containing cellulose, hemicelluloses, and lignin, the three major components of natural wood, were prepared in a room temperature ionic liquid solvent, 1-ethyl-3-methylimidazolium acetate, [EMIM] [Ac]. Various synthetic wood composites were obtained by dissolution of individual wood components together with additives, including polyethylene glycol (PEG), chitosan, and multi-wall carbon nanotubes (MWNTs) in [EMIM][Ac]. The addition of water affords a gel that was dried in either a low humidity environment or under vacuum. Synthetic wood films showed smoother surface textures, higher water resistance, and higher tensile strengths than cellulose films formed by the same methods. Tailor-made synthetic wood composites were also prepared having a variety of desirable properties, including antimicrobial activities, controlled hydrophobicity/ philicity, high relative dielectric constant, and a high degree of cohesiveness.
AB - Synthetic wood composite films containing cellulose, hemicelluloses, and lignin, the three major components of natural wood, were prepared in a room temperature ionic liquid solvent, 1-ethyl-3-methylimidazolium acetate, [EMIM] [Ac]. Various synthetic wood composites were obtained by dissolution of individual wood components together with additives, including polyethylene glycol (PEG), chitosan, and multi-wall carbon nanotubes (MWNTs) in [EMIM][Ac]. The addition of water affords a gel that was dried in either a low humidity environment or under vacuum. Synthetic wood films showed smoother surface textures, higher water resistance, and higher tensile strengths than cellulose films formed by the same methods. Tailor-made synthetic wood composites were also prepared having a variety of desirable properties, including antimicrobial activities, controlled hydrophobicity/ philicity, high relative dielectric constant, and a high degree of cohesiveness.
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U2 - 10.1007/s00226-010-0395-6
DO - 10.1007/s00226-010-0395-6
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84655176641
SN - 0043-7719
VL - 45
SP - 719
EP - 733
JO - Wood Science and Technology
JF - Wood Science and Technology
IS - 4
ER -