A New Type of Nanocomposite Based on Bamboo Parenchymal Cells

作者:Zhang Shuangyan; Wang Chuangui*
来源:FOREST PRODUCTS JOURNAL, FOREST PRODUCTS SOC, 2801 MARSHALL COURT, MADISON, WI 53705-2295 USA, 283-287, 2017.
DOI:10.13073/FPJ-D-16-00043

摘要

In this study, a kind of nanocomposite was prepared using nanocellulose fibril (NCF) aerogels derived from processed bamboo residues composed mainly of parenchymal cells. NCF aerogels were prepared using an ultrasonication method with freeze-drying. The freeze-dried aerogels were swollen with water and then impregnated with aqueous phenol-formaldehyde resin solutions of varying concentrations. The mechanical properties of nanocomposites with 10 percent (by weight) resin exhibited a tensile strength, tensile modulus, and tensile toughness of 150 MPa, 5 GPa, and 17 MJ/m(3), respectively. Compared with NCF aerogels, the composites demonstrated lower hygroscopicity at high humidity. This combination of toughness, minimal moisture absorption, and other properties is of technical interest for practical applications.