Thermally-induced cellulose nanofibril films with near-complete ultraviolet-blocking and improved water resistance
Weisheng Yang1, Ying Gao2, Chu Zuo2
1Jiangsu Co-innovation Center for Efficient Processing and Utilization of Forestry Resources, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210037, China; School of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering and Renewable Bioproducts Institute, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, 30318, USA.
Abstract:
In recent years, ultraviolet (UV) protection films made from cellulose nanofibril (CNF) have drawn significant attention, owing to its high transparency, high mechanical strength and relatively high thermostability. Generally, CNF films had poor UV-shielding performance, and required UV absorbent to enhance their UV-shielding ability. Herein, a simple thermal treatment is proposed to directly improve the UV blocking properties of CNF films without incorporating UV absorbent. After thermal treatment at 160 °C, the CNF films exhibited a near-complete UV blocking ability. In particular, they exhibited full absorption of ultraviolet A (UVA) and ultraviolet B (UVB), and also showed a high visible light transmittance of 72%. In addition, the UV-shielding films performed stable UV-blocking when exposed to UV irradiation. Simultaneously, the hornification induced by thermal treatment endowed an improved hydrophobicity for CNF films. However, the tensile strength of the CNF films decreased from 133 MPa to 81 MPa after thermal treatment at 160 °C.
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