Hafrén, Jonas
- Department of Forest Products, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Abstract
A simple direct catalytic ring-opening polymerization (ROP) from thermomechnical pulp of Norway spruce has been developed. The ROP was based on the mild organic acid-catalyzed bulk ROP of epsilon-caprolactone (epsilon-CL) with the hydroxyl groups of lignocellulosic paper as the initiator. This novel organic acid-catalyzed heterogeneous derivatization of solid-lignocellulose provides an alternative route to production Of derivatized fibers from renewable resources, such as wood pulp. The metal-free organic acid catalyzed lignocellulose derivatization method presented here was operationally simple and environmentally friendly, and employed inexpensive and nontoxic chemicals. The furnished poly(F-caprolactone) (PCL) and polyester-derivatized lignocellulose was characterized by FT-IR, H-1 and C-13-NMR, MALDI-TOF mass spectroscopy and scanning electron microscopy. Moreover, the lignocellutose-PCL product was analyzed for contact angle and water adsorption
Keywords
Caprolactone; Lignocellulose; Derivatization; Organocatalytic; Polyester; Thermomechanical pulp
Published in
Nordic Pulp and Paper Research Journal
2005, volume: 20, number: 4, pages: 477-480
Publisher: AB SVENSK PAPPERSTIDNING
SLU Authors
UKÄ Subject classification
Forest Science
Publication identifier
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.3183/npprj-2005-20-04-p477-480
Permanent link to this page (URI)
https://res.slu.se/id/publ/6868