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TEMPO-oxidised cellulose nanofibrils; Probing the mechanisms of gelation : Via small angle X-ray scattering

Schmitt, Julien LU ; Calabrese, Vincenzo ; Da Silva, Marcelo A. ; Lindhoud, Saskia ; Alfredsson, Viveka LU ; Scott, Janet L. and Edler, Karen J. LU orcid (2018) In Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics 20(23). p.16012-16020
Abstract

The structure of dispersions of TEMPO-oxidised cellulose nanofibrils (OCNF), at various concentrations, in water and in NaCl aqueous solutions, was probed using small angle X-ray scattering (SAXS). OCNF are modelled as rod-like particles with an elliptical cross-section of 10 nm and a length greater than 100 nm. As OCNF concentration increases above 1.5 wt%, repulsive interactions between fibrils are evidenced, modelled by the interaction parameter νRPA > 0. This corresponds to gel-like behaviour, where G′ > G′′ and the storage modulus, G′, shows weak frequency dependence. Hydrogels can also be formed at OCNF concentration of 1 wt% in 0.1 M NaCl(aq). SAXS patterns shows an increase of the intensity at low angle that is... (More)

The structure of dispersions of TEMPO-oxidised cellulose nanofibrils (OCNF), at various concentrations, in water and in NaCl aqueous solutions, was probed using small angle X-ray scattering (SAXS). OCNF are modelled as rod-like particles with an elliptical cross-section of 10 nm and a length greater than 100 nm. As OCNF concentration increases above 1.5 wt%, repulsive interactions between fibrils are evidenced, modelled by the interaction parameter νRPA > 0. This corresponds to gel-like behaviour, where G′ > G′′ and the storage modulus, G′, shows weak frequency dependence. Hydrogels can also be formed at OCNF concentration of 1 wt% in 0.1 M NaCl(aq). SAXS patterns shows an increase of the intensity at low angle that is modelled by attractive interactions (νRPA < 0) between OCNF, arising from the screening of the surface charge of the fibrils. Results are supported by ζ potential and cryo-TEM measurements.

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  author       = {{Schmitt, Julien and Calabrese, Vincenzo and Da Silva, Marcelo A. and Lindhoud, Saskia and Alfredsson, Viveka and Scott, Janet L. and Edler, Karen J.}},
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  publisher    = {{Royal Society of Chemistry}},
  series       = {{Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics}},
  title        = {{TEMPO-oxidised cellulose nanofibrils; Probing the mechanisms of gelation : Via small angle X-ray scattering}},
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  doi          = {{10.1039/c8cp00355f}},
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