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Towards Tailored Dialdehyde Cellulose Derivatives: A Strategy for Tuning the Glass Transition Temperature

  • Jonas Simon
  • , Inge Schlapp-Hackl
  • , Janak Sapkota
  • , Matti Ristolainen
  • , Thomas Rosenau*
  • , Antje Potthast*
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

The derivatization of dialdehyde cellulose (DAC) has received increasing attention in the development of sustainable thermoplastics. In this study, a series of dialcohol celluloses were generated by borohydride reduction, which exhibited glass transition temperature (Tg) values ranging from 23 to 109 °C, depending on the initial degree of oxidation (DO) of the DAC intermediate. However, the DAC derivatives did not exhibit thermoplastic behavior when the DO of the modified DAC was below 26 %. The influence of introduced side chains was highlighted by comparing DAC-based thermoplastic materials obtained by either oximation or borohydride reduction. Our results provide insights into the generation of DAC-based thermoplastics and highlight a strategy for tailoring the Tg by adjusting the DO during the periodate oxidation step and selecting appropriate substituents in subsequent modifications.

Original languageEnglish
Article numbere202300791
Number of pages7
JournalChemSusChem
Volume17
Issue number5
Early online date17 Nov 2023
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 8 Mar 2024
MoE publication typeA1 Journal article-refereed

Funding

. We kindly thank Business Finland and UPM‐Kymmene Oyj (Finland) for their financial support and gratefully acknowledge the support by the BOKU doctoral school ABC&M and the Austrian Biorefinery Center Tulln (ABCT). We also thank Dr. Markus Bacher for his help with the NMR measurements

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

  1. SDG 7 - Affordable and Clean Energy
    SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy
  2. SDG 12 - Responsible Consumption and Production
    SDG 12 Responsible Consumption and Production

Keywords

  • glass transition temperature
  • material science
  • periodate oxidation
  • renewable resources
  • thermoplastic polymers

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