Synthesis and mechanical performance of thermoformable cellulose fatty acid esters using natural soap

Tessei Kawano; Yoshito Andou

doi:10.1039/d3ra03833e

Synthesis and mechanical performance of thermoformable cellulose fatty acid esters using natural soap

RSC Adv. 2023 Sep 1;13(35):24286-24290. doi: 10.1039/d3ra03833e. eCollection 2023 Aug 11.

Authors

Tessei Kawano¹, Yoshito Andou^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Life Science and Systems Engineering, Graduate School of Life Science and Systems Engineering, Kyushu Institute of Technology 2-4 Hibikino, Wakamatsu-ku Kitakyushu Fukuoka 808-0196 Japan kawano.tessei758@mail.kyutech.jp.
² Collaborative Research Centre for Green Materials on Environmental Technology, Kyushu Institute of Technology 1-1 Sensui-chou, Tobata-ku Kitakyushu Fukuoka 804-8550 Japan yando@life.kyutech.ac.jp.

Abstract

A cellulose fatty acid ester consisting solely of natural organic compounds is synthesized by heterogeneous esterification. Solid soap, a natural product-based compound, is used as a mixed fatty acid source. The synthesized cellulose ester can be readily processed into a semi-transparent film. Mechanical properties of the cellulose ester are also investigated.