Abstract
Surface carboxylation of cellulose nanowhiskers (CNWs) was performed using mPEG2000-TEMPO, a 2,2,6,6-tetramethyl-1-piperidinyloxy radical moiety grafted to monomethoxy poly(ethylene glycol) 2000. After the oxidation step, the used mPEG2000-TEMPO was recovered by extraction with dichloromethane and reused for further oxidation cycles. mPEG2000-TEMPO could be used for the surface oxidation of CNWs for at least three repeated cycles, although the degree of oxidation in the second and third cycles was reduced to 60% of that in the first cycle. The recovery of mPEG2000-TEMPO after every cycle was not complete (~80%), thus suggesting an irreversible adsorption of mPEG2000-TEMPO on the surface of the CCNWs.
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