Abstract
Microcrystalline cellulose (MCC) and cellulose long fiber (CLF) were treated with iron (Fe) based salt and the samples were characterized to study the coordination complexes formed between cellulose and iron. The Fe-modified MCC and CLF were characterized by spectroscopic, thermal and morphological methods. MCC and CLF were oxidized and further treated with iron (Fe) based salt in a high pH medium to form coordination complexes. Both MCC and CLF were then analyzed using Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) to examine their surface morphology. The results have shown that there was no major change in morphology for MCC and CLF upon modification. The functional groups formed by modifying cellulose by iron salt were investigated using FTIR-ATR spectroscopy and the nature of the coordination bonds formed between cellulose and Fe ions were examined by X-ray photo electron spectroscopy (XPS). The results agree that coordination bonds were formed between de-protonated and or oxidized hydroxyl group and Fe ions. Powder XRD (PXRD) was resourceful to compare the crystallinity of unmodified and Fe-modified samples of MCC and CLF. Thermal stability of modified cellulose was studied using thermo gravimetric analysis (TGA). The results showed that there was an increase in percentage of residual mass and higher thermal stability for the Fe-modified MCC and CLF compared to unmodified samples due to the presence of iron.
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