2021•Green ChemistryRequires access

Polymer grafting on cellulose nanocrystals initiated by ceric ammonium nitrate: is it feasible under acid-free conditions?

Yunxiao Liu, Yunjie Lu, Hui Zhang, Xinran Liu, Zhengqing Kong, Lijuan Zhou, Heng Liu, Jianming Zhang

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This work overcomes the limitation of strong acidic conditions for the polymer grafting modification of CNCs initiated by cerium ammonium nitrate and is conducive to the industrial production of polymer-grafted CNCs under environmentally friendly conditions.

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Key concepts: Ceric ammonium nitrate, Grafting, Ammonium nitrate, Cerium nitrate, Cerium, Cellulose, Polymer, Ammonium