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Omnidispersible poly(ionic liquid)-functionalized cellulose nanofibrils: surface grafting and polymer membrane
Konrad Grygiel1, Bernd Wicklein, Qiang Zhao
1Department of Colloid Chemistry, Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces, Am Mühlenberg 1 OT Golm, D-14476 Potsdam, Germany. jiayin.yuan@mpikg.mpg.de.
Abstract:
We report a facile one-step route to graft poly(ionic liquid)s (PILs) onto cellulose nanofibrils (CNFs). The dispersibility of the PIL-functionalized CNFs in water and various organic solvents could be tuned by the choice of the PIL-binding anion. We demonstrate that such omnidispersible PIL@CNF hybrids can be used to reinforce porous poly(ionic liquid) membranes.

