title: One-step dispersion of cellulose nanofibers by mechanochemical esterification in an organic solvent.
abstract: Got a crush: Native cellulose can be dispersed as nanofibers in organic solvents by ball milling with esterification agents. Milling with hexanoyl chloride/DMF gives hexanoyl-coated nanofibers dispersible in several organic solvents. Milling with succinic anhydride/DMSO results water-dispersible nanofibers. The results open the way to new cellulose mechanochemistries.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Zhongguancun North First Street 2, Beijing, 100190, PR China.
authors.forename: Pei
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.forename: Min
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: Shigenori
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kuga
authors.forename: Deqian
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Dayong
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: Yong
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Huang
mesh_terms: D002208:Caproates / Q000737:chemistry*; D002482:Cellulose / Q000737:chemistry*; D004126:Dimethylformamide / Q000737:chemistry*; D004951:Esterification; D055595:Mechanical Phenomena; D008855:Microscopy, Electron, Scanning; D046529:Microscopy, Electron, Transmission; D057139:Nanofibers / Q000737:chemistry*; D010316:Particle Size; D012997:Solvents / Q000737:chemistry*; D017550:Spectroscopy, Fourier Transform Infrared; D013499:Surface Properties
chemical_list: D002208:Caproates; D012997:Solvents; D004126:Dimethylformamide; D002482:Cellulose