Dielectric response of hydrated water as a structural component of nanofibrillated cellulose (NFC) from different plant sources

Ivan Lunev, Anna Greenbaum (Gutina), Yuri Feldman, Vladimir Petrov, Nina Kuznetsova, Natalia Averianova, Olga Makshakova, Yuriy Zuev*

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Abstract

The current work illuminates the interplay between nanofibrillated cellulose (NFC) films and hydrated water. The NFC films from three sources of technological importance, i.e. cotton, wood and flax, are compared. It is shown that cellulose materials present slight variations in supramolecular structure depending on the plant origin. The structural differences determine both quantity and state of the water adsorbed by cellulose. Dielectric spectroscopy was employed to study the state of hydrated water as a probe of both the overall and specific marks of NFCs’ structure. The measurements, carried out in the wide frequency (10−2Hz -106Hz) and temperature (123 K–293 K) ranges, revealed the formation of non-interactive water clusters at low water content. At high water content, additional states of water were identified: Water in saturated glass-forming solution and bulk. These water states were shown to be determined by the NFC's structure and morphology.

Original languageEnglish
Article number115217
JournalCarbohydrate Polymers
Volume225
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Dec 2019

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Keywords

  • Dielectric spectroscopy
  • Films
  • Hydrated water
  • Nanofibrillated cellulose

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