A novel method to prepare chemical fibers by plasticizing cotton with 1-allyl-3-methylimidazolium chloride

Xiaolong Qiao; Shuzhen Ni; Hailong Lu; Xiu Wang; Xiaofan Zhou

doi:10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2020.11.030

A novel method to prepare chemical fibers by plasticizing cotton with 1-allyl-3-methylimidazolium chloride

Int J Biol Macromol. 2021 Jan 1:166:1508-1512. doi: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2020.11.030. Epub 2020 Nov 9.

Authors

Xiaolong Qiao¹, Shuzhen Ni², Hailong Lu³, Xiu Wang¹, Xiaofan Zhou⁴

Affiliations

¹ Jiangsu Co-Innovation Center of Efficient Processing and Utilization of Forest Resources, Jiangsu Provincial Key Lab of Pulp and Paper Science and Technology, College of Light Industry and Food, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210037, China.
² State Key Laboratory of Biobased Material and Green Papermaking, Qilu University of Technology, Shandong Academy of Sciences, Jinan, 250353, China.
³ Institute of Chemical Industry of Forest Products, Chinese Academy of Forestry, National Engineering Lab for Biomass Chemical Utilization, Key Lab of Biomass Energy and Material of Jiangsu Province, Nanjing 210042, China.
⁴ Jiangsu Co-Innovation Center of Efficient Processing and Utilization of Forest Resources, Jiangsu Provincial Key Lab of Pulp and Paper Science and Technology, College of Light Industry and Food, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210037, China. Electronic address: zhounjfuacademic@163.com.

PMID: 33181216
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2020.11.030

Abstract

In this study, we developed a novel method to prepare chemical fibers by plasticizing cotton with 1-allyl-3-methylimidazolium chloride (AMIMCl) under high temperature and pressure. Cotton was homogeneously mixed with AMIMCl by kneading in a certain mass proportion. It would be a sheet after hot-pressing and this process could be repeated several times. The morphologies of chemical fibers showed that cotton was successfully plasticized by AMIMCl with the crystallinity of the chemical fibers increased by about 15%. Differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) showed that the glass transition temperature (T_g) occurred in chemical fibers and we could further verify cotton was plasticized by AMIMCl. This simple and green method will be helpful to modify and broaden the application field of cotton.

Keywords: 1-Allyl-3-methylimidazolium chloride (AMIMCl); Chemical fibers; Cotton; Plasticizing.

MeSH terms

Allyl Compounds / chemistry*
Cotton Fiber*
Imidazoles / chemistry*
Plasticizers / chemistry*
Textile Industry / methods
Transition Temperature
Vitrification

Substances

1-allyl-3-methylimidazolium
Allyl Compounds
Imidazoles
Plasticizers