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Impact of Monovalent Cations on the Rheology of Cellulose Nanofibrils
Rahmini1
,
Soyoung Juhn2
,
Hyun-A Seong3‡
,
Soo-Jeong Shin4†
1Department of Wood and Paper Science, Chungbuk National University, Cheongju, 28644, Republic of Korea, Student
2Nature Costech Inc., Cheongju, 28578, Republic of Korea, Director for R&D
3Department of Biochemistry, Chungbuk National University, Cheongju, 28644, Republic of Korea, Professor
4Department of Wood and Paper Science, Chungbuk National University, Cheongju, 28644, Republic of Korea, Professor
†Corresponding author: E-Mail: soojshin@cbnu.ac.kr (Address: Department of Wood and Paper Science, Chungbuk National University, Cheongju, 28644, Republic of Korea)
‡Co-corresponding Author: E-Mail: haseung@cbnu.ac.kr (Address: Department of Biochemistry, Chungbuk National University, Cheongju, 28644, Republic of Korea)
30 April 2020. pp. 12-22
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Abstract

In this study, we investigated the rheological properties of 1.5% cellulose nanofibril (CNF) with various concentrations of monovalent ions using a rheometer at 25℃. Monovalent ions (Na+, K+, and Li+) were used for the ionic crosslinking of CNFs. The shear viscosity, storage moduli (G′), and loss moduli (G″) of 1.5% CNFs with various added cations were measured at concentrations of 500, 1,000, 5,000, and 10,000 ppm. The presence of cations in CNFs significantly induced strong hydrogels: As the cation concentration increased from 500 to 10,000 ppm, the viscosity, storage moduli, and loss moduli increased as well. All samples exhibited shear-thinning behavior with a monotonically decreased viscosity and an increased shear rate. Regarding hydrogel strength, we found that Li+>Na+>K+ because of the different radii of the cations and interfibrillar bridging on the hydrogels. We concluded that the rheological properties of CNFs with various concentrations of monovalent ions differ depending on the ionic radius and concentration of each cation. Further research is proposed to determine the maximum strengths of hydrogels with added cations.

Keywords
Ccellulose nanofibrils
rheology
storage modulus
loss modulus
monovalent cation
ionic cross-linking
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  • Publisher :Korea Technical Association of The Pulp and Paper Industry
  • Publisher(Ko) :한국펄프종이공학회
  • Journal Title :Journal of Korea TAPPI
  • Journal Title(Ko) :펄프종이기술
  • Volume : 52
  • No :2
  • Pages :12-22
  • Received Date : 2019-10-10
  • Revised Date : 2019-11-07
  • Accepted Date : 2020-03-02
  • DOI :https://doi.org/10.7584/JKTAPPI.2020.04.52.2.12
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