Bazbouz, MB orcid.org/0000-0002-0953-6691 and Russell, S orcid.org/0000-0003-0339-9611 (2018) Cellulose Acetate/ Sodium-Activated Natural Bentonite Clay Nanofibres Produced by Free Surface Electrospinning. Journal of Materials Science, 53 (15). pp. 10891-10909. ISSN 0022-2461
Abstract
Incorporating activated bentonite clay (BC) into electrospun nanofibres is an established strategy for modulating adsorption behaviour. In the present study, naturally occurring calcium BC was completely activated to sodium BC with a 4 wt.% sodium carbonate (Na2CO3)/BC ratio. Composite nanofibre webs were produced from cellulose acetate (CA)/BC spinning solutions using free surface electrospinning and the effect of BC loadings on viscosity, surface tension and electrical conductivity prior to spinning were studied. Chemical and thermal analyses were conducted on as-spun fibres, and SEM and TEM revealed a nanofibrous morphology consisting of an inter-penetrating network of fibres and semi-spherical features resembling jellyfish with an internal core of BC.
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2018, The Authors. This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (http://creativecommons.org/ licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons license, and indicate if changes were made. |
Keywords: | Free surface electrospinning; Nanofibres; Bentonite clay; Cellulose acetate; Montmorillonite; Composite. |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Cultures (Leeds) > School of Design (Leeds) |
Funding Information: | Funder Grant number Clothworkers ANDREW BLESSLEY |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 24 Apr 2018 09:42 |
Last Modified: | 25 Jun 2023 21:19 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Springer Nature |
Identification Number: | 10.1007/s10853-018-2354-9 |
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Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:130023 |