冰模板法制备的纤维素纳米纤维长丝作为环氧树脂复合材料的增强材料
Ice-Templated Cellulose Nanofiber Filaments as a Reinforcement Material in Epoxy Composites.
作者信息
Nissilä Tuukka, Wei Jiayuan, Geng Shiyu, Teleman Anita, Oksman Kristiina
机构信息
Fibre and Particle Engineering Research Unit, Faculty of Technology, University of Oulu, FI-90014 Oulu, Finland.
Division of Materials Science, Department of Engineering Sciences and Mathematics, Luleå University of Technology, SE-97187 Luleå, Sweden.
出版信息
Nanomaterials (Basel). 2021 Feb 15;11(2):490. doi: 10.3390/nano11020490.
Finding renewable alternatives to the commonly used reinforcement materials in composites is attracting a significant amount of research interest. Nanocellulose is a promising candidate owing to its wide availability and favorable properties such as high Young's modulus. This study addressed the major problems inherent to cellulose nanocomposites, namely, controlling the fiber structure and obtaining a sufficient interfacial adhesion between nanocellulose and a non-hydrophilic matrix. Unidirectionally aligned cellulose nanofiber filament mats were obtained via ice-templating, and chemical vapor deposition was used to cover the filament surfaces with an aminosilane before impregnating the mats with a bio-epoxy resin. The process resulted in cellulose nanocomposites with an oriented structure and a strong fiber-matrix interface. Diffuse reflectance infrared Fourier transform and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy studies revealed the presence of silane on the filaments. The improved interface, resulting from the surface treatment, was observable in electron microscopy images and was further confirmed by the significant increase in the tan delta peak temperature. The storage modulus of the matrix could be improved up to 2.5-fold with 18 wt% filament content and was significantly higher in the filament direction. Wide-angle X-ray scattering was used to study the orientation of cellulose nanofibers in the filament mats and the composites, and the corresponding orientation indices were 0.6 and 0.53, respectively, indicating a significant level of alignment.
寻找复合材料中常用增强材料的可再生替代物正吸引着大量的研究兴趣。纳米纤维素因其广泛的可获得性和诸如高杨氏模量等优良性能而成为一个有前途的候选材料。本研究解决了纤维素纳米复合材料固有的主要问题,即控制纤维结构以及在纳米纤维素与非亲水性基体之间获得足够的界面粘附力。通过冰模板法获得了单向排列的纤维素纳米纤维长丝毡,在将毡浸渍生物环氧树脂之前,先用化学气相沉积法用氨基硅烷覆盖长丝表面。该工艺得到了具有取向结构和强纤维-基体界面的纤维素纳米复合材料。漫反射红外傅里叶变换和X射线光电子能谱研究表明长丝上存在硅烷。表面处理导致的界面改善在电子显微镜图像中可见,并且通过损耗因子峰值温度的显著升高得到进一步证实。当长丝含量为18 wt%时,基体的储能模量可提高至2.5倍,并且在长丝方向上显著更高。广角X射线散射用于研究纤维素纳米纤维在长丝毡和复合材料中的取向,相应的取向指数分别为0.6和0.53,表明具有显著的取向程度。