Manufacturing of polybutylene succinate matrix composites loaded with different chemically modified nanocellulose and microcrystalline cellulose has been reported herein. Several cellulose surface functionalization strategies - carbodiimide, polyhydroxy amides, alkyl ester, 3-aminopropyl trimethoxysilane, maleic acid anhydride, and polymeric diphenylmethane diisocyanate and other methods have been investigated to control the composite material performance properties. Nanocellulose has been processed by microfluidization technology, while functionalization was performed according to preprocess by solution, or by situ in melt blending methods. Tensile, dynamic mechanical, thermal mechanical, thermal, structural  and biodegradation properties have been evaluated for the obtained materials. The proposed composites can be applied as a sustainable woody-like composite alternative to conventional fossil polymer-based wood-plastic composites.

Nanocellulose chemical functionalization for advanced polybutylene succinate composites

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