China Plastics ›› 2020, Vol. 34 ›› Issue (5): 38-44.DOI: 10.19491/j.issn.1001-9278.2020.05.007

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Effect of Modified Konjac Glucomannan Nanocrystals on Properties of Poly(vinyl alcohol) Film

Xiuling CHEN, Shanjun GAO(), Chunhui SHEN, Hongsheng QI, Sawen LIU   

  1. School of Materials Science and Engineering, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan 430070, China
  • Received:2019-12-16 Online:2020-05-26 Published:2020-05-26

Abstract:

Konjac glucomman (KGM) nanocrystals were prepared by a hydrolysis reaction of KGM with sulfuric acid and then was modified by surface grafting with 3?(trimethoxysilylpropyl) octadecylammonium chloride and then by ion?exchanging with nonylphenol polyoxyethylene ether sodium sulfate to obtain a KGM nanocrystal fluid. The poly(vinyl alcohol)?based composite films containing different concentrations of KGM nanocrystals and their fluid were prepared by a solution?casting method, and their structures and properties were investigated by Fourier?transform infrared spectroscopy, transmission electron microscopy, scanning electron microscopy, thermogravimetric analysis, and tensile test. The results indicated that the structure of KGM nanocrystals was not destroyed after surface modification, and their fluid was uniformly dispersed in the PVA matrix. The composite films achieved an improvement in initial decomposition temperature by 23 °C and in tensile strength 34.7 % when 3 wt% of KGM nanocrystal fluid was incoporated.

Key words: konjac glucomman nanocrystal, nanofluid, poly(vinyl alcohol), mechanical property

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