Hydroxyethyl cellulose filled with M2+ chelate complexes with ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (EDTA) as an effective electron-injection layer for polymer light-emitting diodes

An effective electron-injection layer (EIL) is crucial to the development of highly efficient polymer light-emitting diodes (PLEDs) using stable, high work-function aluminium as the cathode. This work presents the first investigation using hydroxyethyl cellulose (HEC), filled with chelate complexes [(CH₃COO)₂-M, EDTA-M; M: Ca²⁺, Mg²⁺], as an electron-injection layer (EIL) to fabricate multilayer polymer light-emitting diodes (ITO/PEDO:PSS/HY-PPV/EIL/Al) by spin-coating processes. Devices based on HEC doped with EDTA-M provided the best performance. The maximum luminance and maximum current efficiency of polymer light-emitting diodes with EDTA-Ca in an HEC layer were 7502 cd/m² and 2.85 cd/A, respectively, whereas those with EDTA-Mg were 8443 cd/m² and 3.12 cd/A, which was approximately seven- to eight-fold of that without EIL. This performance enhancement was attributed to electron donation from the chelator that reduces metal cations to a “pseudo-metallic state”, enabling it to act as an intermediate step to facilitate electron injection. The results demonstrate that chelates of bivalent cations with EDTA can potentially serve as electron-injection materials for optoelectronic applications.     

Synthesis of Cellulose-Based Macromolecular Coupling Agent and its Utilization in Poly (butylene succinate)/Wood Flour Composites

A long fatty side chain was introduced into the macromolecule of hydroxyethyl cellulose (HEC) via esterification reaction. The hydrophobicity of hydroxyethyl cellulose lauric acid ester (HECLAE) was enhanced in comparison with HEC. The obtained HECLAE was used as macromolecular coupling agent in poly (butylene succinate)/wood flour composites and exhibited a positive influence on improving the mechanical performance of composites. Besides, HECLAE plays a role as a hydrophobic agent in composites. A significant increase in storage modulus (E’) was observed upon the incorporation of treated wood flour. SEM images showed that the dispersion of treated wood flour in PBS matrix was improved.     

纤维素催化热解定向调控制取不含氧烃类液体燃料

为了将生物质能高效转化为高品位不含氧的液体燃料,以纤维素为例,研究了以催化热解方式将热解产物转化为芳香烃类液体燃料的过程.实验发现,纤维素热解产生的含氧有机小分子,可以通过催化热解的形式高效转化为不含氧的芳香烃类液体.催化剂采用HZSM-5(23)、催化剂原料质量比例为5∶1、热解温度为650℃、升温速率为10000 K/s的工况为纤维素催化热解的最佳工况,单环芳烃、多环芳烃产率分别为9.90%和12.91%,总芳香烃类产率为22.81%.热解温度提升至650℃前,更高的热解温度能获得更高的芳香烃产率.继续提高热解温度,单环芳烃、多环芳烃分子间还可能进一步发生聚合反应,最终产生积碳.同时本文也提出了一种可行的纤维素催化热解中的反应途径,与本文实验结果较为匹配.     

Surface modification of nanocrystalline cellulose and its application in natural rubber composites

As a biopolymer with high mechanical strength, nanocellulose was generally considered as a green filler for reinforcing polymer. In this study, nanocrystalline cellulose (NCC) isolated from softwood pulp was successfully modified by cetyltrimethyl ammonium bromide (CTMAB), a cationic surfactant, and the modified nanocrystalline cellulose (m-NCC) was used to reinforce natural rubber (NR). In this composite architecture, it was found that when the filler content was 5 or 10 phr, the surface modification of NCC improved the dispersion state of NCC in NR matrix and the interfacial interaction between NR and NCC. Therefore, the NR/m-NCC composites exhibited outstanding mechanical properties, and its tensile strength, elongation at break and tear strength was increased by 132.8, 20, and 66.1%, respectively, compared to pristine NR composites. Besides, the modified NCC could accelerate the vulcanization and improve wet-skid resistance and aging resistance of NR composites. It is envisioned that the modified NCC has the potential to be generalized to manufacturing other polymer matrix composites strengthened with nanocellulose.     

玉米秸秆衍生碳基固体酸的制备及其催化纤维素水解糖化

以玉米秸秆为原料，通过碳化-磺化法制备了碳基固体酸（CSA），采用XRD、FTIR、XPS、SEM、阳离子交换与返滴定法等手段对其结构形貌进行表征，并考察了制备条件对固体酸表面活性基团含量与催化活性的影响。以NaOH/尿素冻融预处理后的纤维素为底物，研究了CSA催化纤维素水解糖化的效果与条件。结果表明：NaOH/尿素冻融预处理能够有效辅助固体酸催化纤维素水解，在350℃碳化2h、100℃磺化5h条件下制备的CSA催化性能最好，其酸量达3.94mmol/g，其中磺酸基、羧基、酚羟基含量分别为1.09mmol/g、1.36mmol/g、1.49mmol/g。在m(CSA)∶m(纤维素)=3∶1、水解温度200℃、水解时间为0.5h的条件下，纤维素水解还原糖得率与转化率分别为47.1%和63%。CSA循环利用3次催化活性下降不大。本研究可为废弃生物质原料制备的固体酸催化纤维素水解转化利用提供科学参考。     

水包砂多彩涂料的制备及应用

介绍了水包砂多彩涂料的制备工艺流程，对保护胶的用量和种类、纤维素醚用量和种类、不同类型的乳液、防沉剂的种类进行平行实验。实验结果表明：选用 S482为保护胶，涂料的耐水白性和稳定性好；分散相中疏水改性纤维素醚 HE-10K用量为 0.4%~0.6%、250HBR用量为 0.2%~ 0.6%，连续相中 4% S-482保护胶溶液用量为 25%、HY-1黄原胶用量为 0.025%、TX-100乳液用量为 3%~5%、RS-3799乳液用量为 12%~15%时，所制的水包砂多彩涂料具有强度适中、抗渗色性强、耐水白性好、贮存稳定性好的特点。     

Effect of cellulose acetate/cellulose triacetate ratio on reverse osmosis blend membrane performance

Surface functionalization and modification including the grafting process are effective approaches to improve and enhance the reverse osmosis (RO) membrane performance. This work is aimed to synthesize grafted/crosslinked cellulose acetate (CA)/cellulose triacetate (CTA) blend RO membranes using N-isopropylacrylamide (N-IPAAm) as a monomer and N,N-methylene bisacrylamide (MBAAm) as a crosslinker. The morphology of these membranes was analyzed by scanning electron microscopy and their surface roughness was characterized by atomic force microscopy. The performance of these membranes was evaluated through measuring two major parameters of salt rejection and water flux using RO unit at variable operating pressures. It was noted that the surface average roughness obviously decreased from 148 nm for the pure CA/CTA blend membrane with 2.5% CTA to 110 nm and 87 nm for the grafted N-IPAAm and grafted/crosslinked N-IPAAM/MBAAm/CA/CTA-RO membranes, respectively. Moreover, the contact angle decreased from 51.98° to 47.6° and 43.8° after the grafting and crosslinking process. The salt rejection of the grafted CA/CTA-RO membrane by 0.1% N-IPAAm produced the highest value of 98.12% and the water flux was 3.29 L/m²h at 10 bar.     

Regenerated cellulose aerogel: Morphology control and the application as the template for functional cellulose nanoparticles

This article focuses on controlling the morphology of regenerated cellulose aerogel (RCA) and its application as a template for the preparation of functional cellulose nanoparticles (FCNPs). RCA is prepared by lyophilizing cellulose hydrogel which is fabricated through a sol–gel method in sodium hydroxide (NaOH)/urea aqueous solution. The morphology of RCA is adjusted by varying the gelation temperature and time. With the gelation temperature and time increasing, lamellar RCA transforms into strings of cellulose nanoparticles. Subsequently, RCA with the morphology of "strings of nanoparticles" is modified through the bulk condensation of l -lactic acid and RCA. Eventually, the prepared functionalized RCA (FRCA) is dispersed in an organic solvent to obtain purified FCNPs. The results demonstrate that single FCNP can be obtained by dispersing FRCA in dimethyl sulfoxide. Moreover, the prepared FCNPs have uniform size, good thermal-stability, and increasing hydrophobicity, which are ideal candidates for polymer composites in terms of fillers.