Preparation of chitin nanowhiskers using an ionic liquid and their composite materials with poly(vinyl alcohol)

2011 ◽  
Vol 84 (4) ◽  
pp. 1408-1412 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jun-ichi Kadokawa ◽  
Akihiko Takegawa ◽  
Shozaburo Mine ◽  
Kamalesh Prasad
Keyword(s):  
Ionic Liquid ◽  
Composite Materials ◽  
Vinyl Alcohol ◽  
Poly Vinyl Alcohol ◽  
Chitin Nanowhiskers

URSS/PVA/WP Composite Materials: Preparation and Performance

2014 ◽  
Vol 968 ◽  
pp. 80-83
Author(s):  
Chuan Bao Wu ◽  
Bo Qiao
Keyword(s):  
Tensile Strength ◽  
Composite Materials ◽  
Rice Straw ◽  
Hot Pressing ◽  
Vinyl Alcohol ◽  
Tensile Elongation ◽  
Environmentally Friendly ◽  
Waste Paper ◽  
Poly Vinyl Alcohol ◽  
And Performance

A novel kind of environmentally friendly composite materials containing upper part of rice straw segments (URSS), poly (vinyl alcohol) (PVA) and waste paper (WP) were prepared by hot-pressing at 140°C for 10 min. The tensile strength, tensile elongation and hardness of composites were measured. Results showed that the tensile strength and the strength at tensile break of the composites first increased and then decreased with increasing PVA content. Tensile strength was higher than the strength at tensile break at different PVA contents, indicating that URSS/PVA/WP composite materials had certain toughness. Otherwise, URSS/PVA/WP composite materials had higher tensile strength than URSS/PVA composites. The tensile strengths of them were respectively 9.25 MPa and 3.9 MPa when prepared at PVA content of 40%. The hardness of composites lay between 90 and 96. Negligible difference exists in every composite.

scholarly journals Macroporous Composite Cryogels with Embedded Polystyrene Divinylbenzene Microparticles for the Adsorption of Toxic Metabolites from Blood

2013 ◽  
Vol 2013 ◽  
pp. 1-8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tanja Eichhorn ◽  
Alexander E. Ivanov ◽  
Maria B. Dainiak ◽  
André Leistner ◽  
Ingrid Linsberger ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Composite Materials ◽  
Liver Failure ◽  
Vinyl Alcohol ◽  
Blood Compatibility ◽  
Poly Vinyl Alcohol ◽  
Necrosis Factor Alpha ◽  
Extracorporeal Blood Purification ◽  
Flow Through ◽  
Factor Alpha ◽  
Necrosis Factor

Composite monolithic adsorbents were prepared by the incorporation of neutral polystyrene divinylbenzene (PS-DVB) microparticles into macroporous polymer structures produced by cryogelation of agarose or poly(vinyl alcohol). The composite materials exhibited excellent flow-through properties. Scanning electron microscopy of the composite cryogels revealed that the microparticles were covered by thin films of poly(vinyl alcohol) or agarose and thus were withheld in the monolith structure. Plain PS-DVB microparticles showed efficient adsorption of albumin-bound toxins related to liver failure (bilirubin and cholic acid) and of cytokines (tumor necrosis factor-alpha and interleukin-6). The rates of adsorption and the amount of adsorbed factors were lower for the embedded microparticles as compared to the parent PS-DVB microparticles, indicating the importance of the accessibility of the adsorbent pores. Still, the macroporous composite materials showed efficient adsorption of albumin-bound toxins related to liver failure as well as efficient binding of cytokines, combined with good blood compatibility. Thus, the incorporation of microparticles into macroporous polymer structures may provide an option for the development of adsorption modules for extracorporeal blood purification.

Enhanced supercapacitive performances of functionalized activated carbon in novel gel polymer electrolytes with ionic liquid redox-mediated poly(vinyl alcohol)/phosphoric acid

RSC Advances ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 6 (79) ◽  
pp. 75376-75383 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hyun Seok Jang ◽  
C. Justin Raj ◽  
Won-Gil Lee ◽  
Byung Chul Kim ◽  
Kook Hyun Yu
Keyword(s):  
Ionic Liquid ◽  
Activated Carbon ◽  
Phosphoric Acid ◽  
Polymer Electrolyte ◽  
Polymer Electrolytes ◽  
Vinyl Alcohol ◽  
Gel Polymer Electrolyte ◽  
Poly Vinyl Alcohol ◽  
Gel Polymer Electrolytes ◽  
Carbon Supercapacitors

Functionalized activated carbon supercapacitors were fabricated using [EMIM]BF4 mediated PVA/H3PO4 gel polymer electrolytes. The ionic-liquid [EMIM]BF4 addition in PVA/H3PO4 gel polymer electrolyte demonstrated excellent supercapacitor performances.

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