Ultra-high gas barrier and enhanced mechanical properties of corn cellulose nanocomposite films filled with graphene oxide nanosheets
Dongdong Qin, Xiaozhen Ma, Bao Zhang, Qing Luo, Haining Na, Jing Chen, Jin Zhu
Abstract
A facile and environmentally friendly route has been put forward for fabricating regenerated cellulose-based composite films (RC) with graphene oxide addition (GO). Nanocomposite films prepared through the solution blending method of cellulose solutions to a reversible ion solvent system of dimethyl sulfoxide, 1,8-diazabicyclo [5.4.0] undec-7-ene, carbon dioxide (DMSO/DBU/CO2) that contained a nano-additive of GO dispersion in DMSO. The results demonstrated that the addition of GO had a significant impact on the structural, mechanical, and gas barrier properties of the films. SEM and XRD results showed that GO was dispersed in cellulose solution uniformly. The evident red-shift of the characteristic functional groups in the Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR) spectra also indicated the interaction between GO and cellulose matrix. With 5 wt % GO, the oxygen permeability coefficient of corn cellulose films decreased from 1.59 × 10−12 cm3 cm cm−2 s−1 Pa−1 to 1.8 × 10−15 cm3 cm cm−2 s−1 Pa−1. Meanwhile, the thermal stability of corn cellulose film improved with the incorporation of GO.