title: Preparation of microfibers from wood/ionic liquid solutions.
abstract: Two types of ionic liquids, 1-ethyl-3-methylimidazolim acetate and 1-ethyl-3-methylimidazolium lactate, were employed for the direct processing of pine wood into microfibers. The concentration of 5 wt.% of wood in ionic liquids was rated as the most appropriate for electrospinning. The fibers were electrospun into the collector water bath. The final structure varied from individual microfibers to fiber bundles. It was demonstrated that 1-ethyl-3-methylimidazolium lactate is a powerful solvent and provides the direct transformation of pristine pine wood into the non-wovens.
authors.affiliation: Department of Polymer Engineering, Faculty of Technology, Tomas Bata University in Zlin, TGM 275, 762 72 Zlin, Czech Republic. mpolaskova@ft.utb.cz
authors.forename: Martina
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Polaskova
authors.forename: Roman
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Cermak
authors.forename: Vincent
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Verney
authors.forename: Petr
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Ponizil
authors.forename: Sophie
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Commereuc
authors.forename: Margarida F Costa
authors.initials: MF
authors.lastname: Gomes
authors.forename: Agilio A H
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Padua
authors.forename: Pavel
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Mokrejs
authors.forename: Michal
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Machovsky
mesh_terms: D002482:Cellulose / Q000737:chemistry*; D007093:Imidazoles / Q000737:chemistry; D052578:Ionic Liquids / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000737:chemistry; D055616:Microtechnology; D012996:Solutions / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000737:chemistry; D014934:Wood / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D007093:Imidazoles; D052578:Ionic Liquids; D012996:Solutions; D002482:Cellulose; C518739:1-ethyl-3-methylimidazolium