The introduction of more than 20 types of functional groups on the surface of cellulose nanofibers (CNF) was attained. The addition of 10 wt% chemically modified CNF increased Young's modulus and tensile strength of HDPE by 4.5 times and 2.4 times, respectively. TEM observations revealed that CNF shish/PE kebab structure as well as HDPE shish/HDPE kebab structure have been generated during injection molding process of the composites.

Surface modification of cellulose nanofibers for popypropylene and polyethylene

247th National Meeting (2014)

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