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TEMPO-Mediated Oxidation of Norway Spruce and Eucalyptus Pulps: Preparation and Characterization of Nanofibers and Nanofiber Dispersions |
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| Authors: | Galina Rodionova Tsuguyuki Saito Marianne Lenes Øyvind Eriksen Øyvind Gregersen Ryota Kuramae Akira Isogai |
| Institution: | 1. Department of Chemical Engineering, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, 7491, Trondheim, Norway 3. Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, 113-8657, Japan 2. Paper and Fibre Research Institute, 7491, Trondheim, Norway |
| Abstract: | This study deals with 2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidine-1-oxyl (TEMPO)-mediated oxidation of cellulose. Softwood and hardwood pulp fibers were suspended in water and oxidized to various extents at pH 10 and 22 °C using sodium hypochlorite in the presence of TEMPO radical and sodium bromide. This reaction system is known to be the most efficient one for the introduction of both surface carboxyl and aldehyde groups. Important relationships between formation of these functional groups and the fibrillation yield, light transmittance of the water dispersions and degree of polymerization of the oxidized softwood and hardwood pulps were established in the present study. A birefringence test confirmed the presence of nanofibers which according to atomic force microscopy analyses had diameters in the 1.6–3.8 nm range. |
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