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Lignosulfonate as reinforcement in polyvinyl alcohol film: Mechanical properties and interaction analysis
De-zhan Ye1, Li Jiang1, Xiao-qin Hu1
1Polymer Research Institute, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, PR China; State Key Laboratory of Polymer Material Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, PR China.
Abstract:
Recently, there has been a growing research interest on renewable composite due to sustainability concerns. This work demonstrated the possibility of using eucalyptus lignosulfonate calcium (HLS) particles as reinforcement in polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) matrix. 41% and 384.7% improvement of pure PVA tensile strength and Young's modulus were achieved with incorporation of 5 wt% HLS. The above results were ascribed to specific intermolecular interactions between HLS and PVA, suggested by the increasing PVA glass transition and crystalline relaxations temperature, depression of melting point with HLS incorporation. Moreover, this interaction was quantitatively determined by q value of -62.4±10.0 in Kwei equation. Additionally, the remarkable red shift of wavenumber corresponding to hydroxyl group also indicated the formation of strong hydrogen bond in HLS/PVA blend. SEM characterization confirmed that HLS/PVA blends are at least miscible.
