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Preparation of green material based on sugarcane bagasse and epoxidized natural rubber

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In this work, the green material based on epoxidized natural rubber (ENR) and modified cellulose were prepared through a completely eco-friendly procedure. Cellulose was extracted from sugarcane bagasse through removal of hemicellulose and lignin by a simple method. Thereafter, purified cellulose was modified by graft-copolymerization of acrylonitrile in the presence of ammonium persulfate initiator in emulsion state. The obtained cellulose was blended with ENR in molten state. The structural characterization through FT-IR spectroscopy confirmed that polyacrylonitrile was successfully grafted on cellulose. The optimal condition for graft-copolymerization was found at 5 °C and ammonium persulfate concentration of 0.022 mol/kg cellulose, at which the highest nitrogen content of the resulting material was 2.82 wt%. The blend of ENR cellulose-graft-polyacrylonitrile of which the nitrogen content is 2.82 wt% (Cel-Pan-2.82) expressed the outstanding properties in term of tensile strength, hardness, thermal resistance, and self-cleaning. The tensile strength and hardness of the blend containing 10 wt% of Cel-Pan-2.82 was 6.5 MPa and 49.0, respectively; those of the blend containing 20 wt% of Cel-Pan-2.82 was 5.5 MPa and 59.5, respectively. The mechanical properties of the blends were better than those of ENR. The initial decomposition temperature of the blends was 150 °C higher than that of ENR. The contact angle of the blends containing Cel-Pan-2.82 was about 12–25° higher than that of ENR, which confirmed the waterproof of the blends. SEM observation confirmed the fine dispersion of Cel-Pan-2.82 in ENR. The improvement in the properties of the blends was attributed to the effect of polyacrylonitrile which enhanced the compatibility of ENR phase and cellulose phase.

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This research is funded by Hanoi University of Science and Technology (HUST) under project number T2021-TĐ-003.

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Nguyen, T.H., Tran, V.C., Nguyen, M.T. et al. Preparation of green material based on sugarcane bagasse and epoxidized natural rubber. Polym. Bull. 80, 3359–3375 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00289-022-04219-w

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