A Study on the Mechanism of Cellulose Nanocrystals to Enhance the Stability of Hydrophobic Phthalocyanine Green in Water and the Functional Characteristics of Colour Pastes

Cellulose nanocrystals (CNCs) prepared by sulfuric acid hydrolysis were added to phthalocyanine green colour pastes with a surfactant to improve stability. The particle size, zeta potential, absorbance, and microstructure of the colour pastes were analyzed and characterized. The mechanism of CNCs to...

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Main Authors: Junliang Lu, Jun Xu, Ziyong Zhou, Zhaohui Zhang, Jun Li, Wei Zhang, Kefu Chen
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Jun Xu
Ziyong Zhou
Zhaohui Zhang
Jun Li
Wei Zhang
Kefu Chen
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Zhaohui Zhang
Jun Li
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description Cellulose nanocrystals (CNCs) prepared by sulfuric acid hydrolysis were added to phthalocyanine green colour pastes with a surfactant to improve stability. The particle size, zeta potential, absorbance, and microstructure of the colour pastes were analyzed and characterized. The mechanism of CNCs to enhance the stability of hydrophobic phthalocyanine green in water was investigated. The functionalized application of the colour pastes was explored by mixing colour pastes with coating-forming substances to prepare phthalocyanine green paint. The results show that CNCs could enhance the stability of phthalocyanine green in water and form a binary system with non-ionic surfactants in colour pastes. The system could make phthalocyanine green colour pastes have very good dispersion and stability and mix well with coating-forming substances. The phthalocyanine green paint had excellent performance. As a renewable and naturally degradable biomass resource, CNCs have the potential to be applied for the dispersion and stabilization of hydrophobic pigments by compounding with surfactants.
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spelling doaj-art-579aa0b50ee54971a4d7110017208c852025-01-24T13:43:37ZengMDPI AGMolecules1420-30492025-01-0130232710.3390/molecules30020327A Study on the Mechanism of Cellulose Nanocrystals to Enhance the Stability of Hydrophobic Phthalocyanine Green in Water and the Functional Characteristics of Colour PastesJunliang Lu0Jun Xu1Ziyong Zhou2Zhaohui Zhang3Jun Li4Wei Zhang5Kefu Chen6Plant Fiber Material Science Research Center, State Key Laboratory of Pulp and Paper Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510640, ChinaPlant Fiber Material Science Research Center, State Key Laboratory of Pulp and Paper Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510640, ChinaPlant Fiber Material Science Research Center, State Key Laboratory of Pulp and Paper Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510640, ChinaPlant Fiber Material Science Research Center, State Key Laboratory of Pulp and Paper Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510640, ChinaPlant Fiber Material Science Research Center, State Key Laboratory of Pulp and Paper Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510640, ChinaShandong Sun Paper Industry Joint Stock, Jining 272100, ChinaPlant Fiber Material Science Research Center, State Key Laboratory of Pulp and Paper Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510640, ChinaCellulose nanocrystals (CNCs) prepared by sulfuric acid hydrolysis were added to phthalocyanine green colour pastes with a surfactant to improve stability. The particle size, zeta potential, absorbance, and microstructure of the colour pastes were analyzed and characterized. The mechanism of CNCs to enhance the stability of hydrophobic phthalocyanine green in water was investigated. The functionalized application of the colour pastes was explored by mixing colour pastes with coating-forming substances to prepare phthalocyanine green paint. The results show that CNCs could enhance the stability of phthalocyanine green in water and form a binary system with non-ionic surfactants in colour pastes. The system could make phthalocyanine green colour pastes have very good dispersion and stability and mix well with coating-forming substances. The phthalocyanine green paint had excellent performance. As a renewable and naturally degradable biomass resource, CNCs have the potential to be applied for the dispersion and stabilization of hydrophobic pigments by compounding with surfactants.https://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/30/2/327cellulose nanocrystalsphthalocyanine greenbinary systemfunctionalization
spellingShingle Junliang Lu
Jun Xu
Ziyong Zhou
Zhaohui Zhang
Jun Li
Wei Zhang
Kefu Chen
A Study on the Mechanism of Cellulose Nanocrystals to Enhance the Stability of Hydrophobic Phthalocyanine Green in Water and the Functional Characteristics of Colour Pastes
Molecules
cellulose nanocrystals
phthalocyanine green
binary system
functionalization
title A Study on the Mechanism of Cellulose Nanocrystals to Enhance the Stability of Hydrophobic Phthalocyanine Green in Water and the Functional Characteristics of Colour Pastes
title_full A Study on the Mechanism of Cellulose Nanocrystals to Enhance the Stability of Hydrophobic Phthalocyanine Green in Water and the Functional Characteristics of Colour Pastes
title_fullStr A Study on the Mechanism of Cellulose Nanocrystals to Enhance the Stability of Hydrophobic Phthalocyanine Green in Water and the Functional Characteristics of Colour Pastes
title_full_unstemmed A Study on the Mechanism of Cellulose Nanocrystals to Enhance the Stability of Hydrophobic Phthalocyanine Green in Water and the Functional Characteristics of Colour Pastes
title_short A Study on the Mechanism of Cellulose Nanocrystals to Enhance the Stability of Hydrophobic Phthalocyanine Green in Water and the Functional Characteristics of Colour Pastes
title_sort study on the mechanism of cellulose nanocrystals to enhance the stability of hydrophobic phthalocyanine green in water and the functional characteristics of colour pastes
topic cellulose nanocrystals
phthalocyanine green
binary system
functionalization
url https://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/30/2/327
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