Poly(butylene succinate)/cellulose composite monofilaments with microelastic response based on interfacial bonding

Yang Zhang; Shiqiang Cui; He Liao; Yue Zhang; Yumei Zhang; Huaping Wang

doi:10.1016/j.carbpol.2022.120387

Poly(butylene succinate)/cellulose composite monofilaments with microelastic response based on interfacial bonding

Carbohydr Polym. 2023 Feb 15:302:120387. doi: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2022.120387. Epub 2022 Nov 25.

Authors

Yang Zhang¹, Shiqiang Cui¹, He Liao², Yue Zhang³, Yumei Zhang⁴, Huaping Wang¹

Affiliations

¹ College of Materials Science and Engineering, Donghua University, State Key Laboratory for Modification of Chemical Fibers and Polymer Materials, Shanghai 201620, China.
² College of Mechanical Engineering, Donghua University, Shanghai 201620, China.
³ College of Materials Science and Engineering, Donghua University, State Key Laboratory for Modification of Chemical Fibers and Polymer Materials, Shanghai 201620, China. Electronic address: zhangyue@dhu.edu.cn.
⁴ College of Materials Science and Engineering, Donghua University, State Key Laboratory for Modification of Chemical Fibers and Polymer Materials, Shanghai 201620, China. Electronic address: zhangym@dhu.edu.cn.

PMID: 36604065
DOI: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2022.120387

Abstract

Biodegradable fibers have been widely developed for advanced textile fields, but their practical applications are limited by large plastic deformation. To solve this problem, we developed a solvent-free melt spinning method to prepare poly(butylene succinate)/microcrystalline cellulose (PBS/MCC) composite monofilaments. The high modulus and rigidity of MCC limit PBS plastic deformation and the in-situ formed hydrogen bonds between MCC and amorphous PBS improved MCC dispersion and led to the formation of rigid MCC physical crosslink points. The composite monofilaments with 10-25 wt% of MCC after multi-stage and high-ratio hot stretching showed a double yielding behavior and microelastic response, indicating the permanent deformation resistance of the composite monofilaments under small deformation. Moreover, the addition of MCC improved the biodegradability of the composite monofilaments after 60 days buried in soil. Therefore, our study provides a design strategy of microelastic composite monofilaments for maintaining dimensional stability during use and accelerating degradation during waste.

Keywords: Cellulose; Composite monofilaments; Melt spinning; Microelastic response; Poly(butylene succinate).

MeSH terms

Butylene Glycols / chemistry
Cellulose* / chemistry
Plastics
Polymers* / chemistry

Substances

bionole
Polymers
Cellulose
Butylene Glycols
Plastics