Influence of water on phase transition and rheological behavior of cellulose/ionic liquid/water ternary systems

ABSTRACT The influence of water content on liquid crystalline (LC) gel formation and the rheological behavior of a ternary microcrystalline cellulose (MCC)/1‐ehtyl‐3‐methylimidazolium acetate (EmimAc)/water system was investigated using polarized optical microscopy (POM) and rheometry. POM indicated...

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Published in:Journal of applied polymer science 2017-06, Vol.134 (22), p.np-n/a
Main Authors: Lee, Young Jae, Kwon, Mi Kyung, Lee, Sung Jun, Jeong, Sang Won, Kim, Hyun‐Chul, Oh, Tae Hwan, Lee, Se Geun
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Acetal resins
Acetates
Anisotropy
Cellulose
cellulose and other wood products
Creep (materials)
Formations
gels
Materials science
Moisture content
phase behavior
Polymers
Rheological properties
rheology
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Summary:ABSTRACT The influence of water content on liquid crystalline (LC) gel formation and the rheological behavior of a ternary microcrystalline cellulose (MCC)/1‐ehtyl‐3‐methylimidazolium acetate (EmimAc)/water system was investigated using polarized optical microscopy (POM) and rheometry. POM indicated that the distinct water content range for forming a fully anisotropic LC gel with 14 wt % MCC was 4–10 wt %. Adding water to the MCC/EmimAc system resulted in enhanced complex viscosity and storage and loss moduli, and ultimately LC gel formation. Comparison of creep compliance vs. time revealed that the system without water showed representative viscoelastic behavior, while the time dependence of creep compliance disappeared as the water content increased, suggesting elastic‐solid behavior. Additionally, hydrogen bonding between cellulose and EmimAc weakened as water content increased, whereas the intra‐ and intermolecular hydrogen bonds of cellulose became stronger because of strong self‐association. This strong bonding caused aggregation, chain entanglement, and self‐supporting LC gel network formation. © 2016 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J. Appl. Polym. Sci. 2017, 134, 44658.
ISSN:0021-8995
1097-4628
DOI:10.1002/app.44658