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CARBOHYDRATE POLYMERS
Volume 245, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2020.116508
Keywords
Galactomannan; Graphene oxide; Bentonite; In situ reduction; Co-assembly
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- National Key R&D Program of China [2016YFD0600803]
- Priority Academic Program Development of Jiangsu Higher Education Institution (PAPD)
- National First-class Disciplines (PNFD)
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With the great demand for high-strength integrated materials in various industries, products from renewable resources were expected to replace petroleum-based materials. Inspired by the hierarchical structure of nacre, in this work, bentonite and graphene oxide (GO) were incorporated into the galactomannan (GM) matrix to prepare a ternary nanocomposite, which was further cross-linked and strengthened with borate. The chemical structure of the composite was analyzed with SEM, FTIR, XPS and XRD, revealing a co-assembly reaction between GO, bentonite and GM, accompanied by the borate crosslinking. This synergistic strengthen effect resulted in a composite possessing a maximum tensile stress and toughness of 231.16 MPa and 4.53 MJ/m(3), respectively, harder than most of the previously reported hemicellulose composites. Moreover, the nanocomposites showed excellent fire retardant property with a limiting oxygen index of 46.8 % due to the introduction of bentonite and GO, which shows potential application in fire-protective insulation, packaging and coating.
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