Electro-spinning Derived Cellulose-PVA Composite Nano-fibre Mats
Research and development
Authors:
- Sutka Anna
Institute of Textile Technology and Design, Riga Technical University, Riga, Latvia - Kukle Silvija (j/w)
- Gravitis Janis
Laboratory of Biomass Eco-Efficient Conversion, Latvian State Institute of Wood Chemistry, Riga, Latvia - Milašius Rimvydas
Department of Materials Engineering, Kaunas University of Technology, Kaunas, Lithuania - Malašauskiene Jolanta (j/w)
 Full text | Abstract: A study of the manufacturing and characterisation of poly (vinyl alcohol) (PVA) nanofibre mats reinforced with microcrystalline cellulose (MCC) is presented. Results obtained from Attenuated Total Reflection Fourier Transform Infrared (ATR-FTIR) spectrometry and Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) of the products are discussed and interpreted. PVA nano-fibre mats reinforced with MCC nano-whiskers (CNWs) were prepared from aqueous PVA solutions by NanospiderTM high-voltage electro-spinning on NS Lab 200 (Elmarco) equipment with a circular cylinder as the emitting electrode. PVA/CNWs mats of a modal nano-fibre diameter of 300 nm and average diameter within the range from 350 to 294 nm were obtained by the electro-spinning technique. Solution parameters, such as the content of CNWs in the solution and PVA concentration and viscosity were varied in an attempt to produce possibly finer cellulose nano-fibres. |
Tags:
electro-spinning, cellulose, PVA, nano-fibres.
Citation:
Sutka A, Kukle S, Gravitis J, Milašius R, Malašauskiene J. Electro-spinning Derived Cellulose-PVA Composite Nano-fibre Mats. FIBRES & TEXTILES in Eastern Europe 2014; 22, 3(105): 43-46.