title: Development of regenerated cellulose/halloysites nanocomposites via ionic liquids.
abstract: In this study, regenerated cellulose/halloysites (RC/HNT) nanocomposites with different nanofillers loading were fabricated by dissolving the cellulose in 1-ethyl-3-methylimidazolium chloride (EMIMCl) ionic liquid. The films were prepared via solution casting method and were characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM). The mechanical properties were investigated by tensile testing. It clearly displayed a good enhancement of both tensile strength and Young's modulus with HNT loading up to 5 wt%. As the HNT loadings increased to 5 wt%, the thermal behaviour and water resistance rate was also increased. The TEM and SEM images also depicted even dispersion of the HNT and a good intertubular interaction between the HNT and the cellulose matrix.
authors.affiliation: Department of Polymer Engineering, Faculty of Chemical Engineering, 81310 Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Johor, Malaysia.
authors.forename: Nurbaiti Abdul
authors.initials: NA
authors.lastname: Hanid
authors.forename: Mat Uzir
authors.initials: MU
authors.lastname: Wahit
authors.forename: Qipeng
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Guo
authors.forename: Shaya
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mahmoodian
authors.forename: Mohammad
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Soheilmoghaddam
mesh_terms: D000538:Aluminum Silicates / Q000737:chemistry*; D002482:Cellulose / Q000737:chemistry*; D055119:Elastic Modulus; D007093:Imidazoles / Q000737:chemistry*; D052578:Ionic Liquids / Q000737:chemistry*; D008855:Microscopy, Electron, Scanning; D046529:Microscopy, Electron, Transmission; D053761:Nanocomposites / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D013718:Tensile Strength; D014961:X-Ray Diffraction
chemical_list: D000538:Aluminum Silicates; D007093:Imidazoles; D052578:Ionic Liquids; C049037:aluminosilicate; D002482:Cellulose; C109691:microcrystalline cellulose; C518739:1-ethyl-3-methylimidazolium
keywords: EMIMCl; Halloysites; Ionic liquid; Nanocomposites; Regenerated cellulose