Ionic Liquid-Facilitated Preparation of Lignocellulosic Composites
Lignocellulosic composites (LCs) were prepared by partially dissolving cotton along with steam exploded Aspen wood and burlap fabric reinforcements utilizing an ionic liquid (IL) solvent. Two methods of preparation were employed. In the first method, a controlled amount of IL was added to preassembl...
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| author | Brent Tisserat Erik Larson David Gray Nathaniel Dexter Carl Meunier Lena Moore Luke Haverhals |
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| description | Lignocellulosic composites (LCs) were prepared by partially dissolving cotton along with steam exploded Aspen wood and burlap fabric reinforcements utilizing an ionic liquid (IL) solvent. Two methods of preparation were employed. In the first method, a controlled amount of IL was added to preassembled dry matrix of cotton and Aspen wood with a burlap weave reinforcement. In the second method, IL solvent, cotton, and Aspen wood were mixed to produce a thick paste matrix that was subsequently pressed into the burlap weave reinforcement. The IL-based solvent was removed via water soaking, and the flexural and tensile properties of the LCs were examined. In this study, the matrix paste method produced a superior LC. Variables such as processing time (IL interaction time) and fabric weaves were found to influence the mechanical properties of the LCs. Although significant process optimization can still be realized, the mechanical properties of several of the LCs fabricated in this study were comparable to injection molded test specimens of neat high density polyethylene or neat polypropylene. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-dd483134185a46d6bfbd88eabe9e81fd2025-02-03T05:53:19ZengWileyInternational Journal of Polymer Science1687-94221687-94302015-01-01201510.1155/2015/181097181097Ionic Liquid-Facilitated Preparation of Lignocellulosic CompositesBrent Tisserat0Erik Larson1David Gray2Nathaniel Dexter3Carl Meunier4Lena Moore5Luke Haverhals6Functional Foods Research Unit, National Center for Agricultural Utilization Research, Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture, Peoria, IL 61604, USAMund-Lagowski Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Bradley University, Peoria, IL 61625, USAMund-Lagowski Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Bradley University, Peoria, IL 61625, USAMund-Lagowski Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Bradley University, Peoria, IL 61625, USAMund-Lagowski Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Bradley University, Peoria, IL 61625, USAMund-Lagowski Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Bradley University, Peoria, IL 61625, USAMund-Lagowski Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Bradley University, Peoria, IL 61625, USALignocellulosic composites (LCs) were prepared by partially dissolving cotton along with steam exploded Aspen wood and burlap fabric reinforcements utilizing an ionic liquid (IL) solvent. Two methods of preparation were employed. In the first method, a controlled amount of IL was added to preassembled dry matrix of cotton and Aspen wood with a burlap weave reinforcement. In the second method, IL solvent, cotton, and Aspen wood were mixed to produce a thick paste matrix that was subsequently pressed into the burlap weave reinforcement. The IL-based solvent was removed via water soaking, and the flexural and tensile properties of the LCs were examined. In this study, the matrix paste method produced a superior LC. Variables such as processing time (IL interaction time) and fabric weaves were found to influence the mechanical properties of the LCs. Although significant process optimization can still be realized, the mechanical properties of several of the LCs fabricated in this study were comparable to injection molded test specimens of neat high density polyethylene or neat polypropylene.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/181097 |
| spellingShingle | Brent Tisserat Erik Larson David Gray Nathaniel Dexter Carl Meunier Lena Moore Luke Haverhals Ionic Liquid-Facilitated Preparation of Lignocellulosic Composites International Journal of Polymer Science |
| title | Ionic Liquid-Facilitated Preparation of Lignocellulosic Composites |
| title_full | Ionic Liquid-Facilitated Preparation of Lignocellulosic Composites |
| title_fullStr | Ionic Liquid-Facilitated Preparation of Lignocellulosic Composites |
| title_full_unstemmed | Ionic Liquid-Facilitated Preparation of Lignocellulosic Composites |
| title_short | Ionic Liquid-Facilitated Preparation of Lignocellulosic Composites |
| title_sort | ionic liquid facilitated preparation of lignocellulosic composites |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/181097 |
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