Surface modification of cellulose nanocrystals (CNCs) with diazonium salts and their application in nanocomposites

摘要

1. CNC surface can be modified using diazonium salts 2. Surface properties of CNC can be changed by grafting of aryl film, Hydrophilic surface can be changed to hydrophobic 3. Modified CNC shows better interaction with polyethylene matrix. 4. CF_3-CNC/PE nanocomposite shows an increase in Young's modulus, this supports the increase in the strength of the interfacial interactions between the CF_3-CNC/PE to that of unmodified CNC-PE.