Cellulose nanocrystals (CNCs) are highly crystalline rod-like nanoparticles that can be isolated from a variety of renewable cellulosic materials. CNCs have gathered a lot of attention as an important green nanomaterial due to their inherent properties, such as high crystallinity, low density, high elastic moduli and high aspect ratio. In this work, CNC was isolated from <i>Miscanthus x. Giganteus</i> stalks and functionalized with carboxylic acid groups. Polymethacrylate polymer was synthesized via activators regenerated by electron transfer atom transfer radical polymerization and grafted to the functionalized CNC. The modification ratio was determined by thermal gravimetric analysis, and the polymer-grafted CNC exhibited thermal response in ionic liquid at around 45°C.

Synthesis of thermo-responsive polymer grafted cellulose nanocrystal and its application for polymer electrolyte

2019 Spring National Meeting

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