Surfactant controlled zwitterionic cellulose nanofibril dispersions

Vincenzo Calabrese, Marcelo A. da Silva, Julien Schmitt, Juan C. Muñoz-Garcia, Valeria Gabrielli, Janet L. Scott, Jesus Angulo, Yaroslav Z. Khimyak, Karen J. Edler

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Zwitterionic cellulose nanofibrils (ZCNFs) with an isoelectric point of 3.4 were obtained by grafting glycidyltrimethylammonium chloride onto TEMPO/NaBr/NaOCl-oxidised cellulose nanofibrils. The ZCNF aqueous dispersions were characterized via transmission electron microscopy, rheology and small angle neutron scattering, revealing a fibril-bundle structure with pronounced aggregation at pH 7. Surfactants were successfully employed to tune the stability of the ZCNF dispersions. Upon addition of the anionic surfactant, sodium dodecyl sulfate, the ZCNF dispersion shows individualized fibrils due to electrostatic stabilization. In contrast, upon addition of the cationic species dodecyltrimethylammonium bromide, the dispersion undergoes charge neutralization, leading to more pronounced flocculation.

Originalspråkengelska
Sidor (från-till)7793-7800
Antal sidor8
TidskriftSoft Matter
Volym14
Nummer38
DOI
StatusPublished - 2018
Externt publiceradJa

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