Cellulose-based biodegradable blends and composites regenerated from ionic liquids Xiong, Renyan 2012, Cellulose-based biodegradable blends and composites regenerated from ionic liquids, Ph.D thesis, Institute for Frontier Materials, Deakin University. Attached Files Name Description MIMEType Size Downloads xiong-cellulosebased-2012A.pdf Connect to thesis application/pdf 11.65MB 152 Title Cellulose-based biodegradable blends and composites regenerated from ionic liquids Author Xiong, Renyan Institution Deakin University School Institute for Frontier Materials Faculty GTP Research Degree type Research doctorate Degree name Ph.D Thesis advisor Guo, Quipeng orcid.org/0000-0001-7113-651X Date submitted 2012-10 Keyword(s) Biodegradable polymer blends Cellulose/polycaprolactone blend films Cellulose/poly triblock copolymer blend filmstriblock copolymer blend films Cellulose/clay composite films Cellulose/ poly vinyl alcohol blend films Plastic pollution Summary This thesis presents the fabrication of biodegradable polymer blends and composites with the assistance of ionic liquids. The work included preparation and characterization of cellulose/PCL blend films, cellulose/ PCL-PDMS-PCL blend films, cellulose/ PVAL blend films and cellulose/clay composite films. An efficient and feasible approach of reducing plastic pollution was developed. Language eng Field of Research 091202 Composite and Hybrid Materials 091209 Polymers and Plastics 091210 Timber, Pulp and Paper Socio Economic Objective 860607 Plastic Products (incl. Construction Materials) Description of original 17, 2, 192 pages : illustrations, tables, graphs, some coloured Dewey Decimal Classification 620.192 Copyright notice ©The Author. All Rights Reserved Free to Read? Yes Free to Read Start Date 2016-06-01 Persistent URL http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30061917 Document type: Thesis Collections: Higher degree theses (Open Access) Open Access Collection   Unless expressly stated otherwise, the copyright for items in DRO is owned by the author, with all rights reserved. Every reasonable effort has been made to ensure that permission has been obtained for items included in DRO. If you believe that your rights have been infringed by this repository, please contact drosupport@deakin.edu.au. Versions Version Filter Type Tue, 25 Mar 2014, 12:34:26 EST Wed, 26 Mar 2014, 07:30:29 EST Fri, 23 May 2014, 12:48:37 EST Fri, 23 May 2014, 12:53:46 EST Fri, 23 May 2014, 12:58:02 EST Fri, 13 Jan 2017, 14:44:54 EST Thu, 09 Mar 2017, 06:59:21 EST Thu, 09 Mar 2017, 08:44:38 EST Thu, 09 Aug 2018, 11:55:16 EST Fri, 07 Sep 2018, 19:10:49 EST Filtered Full Citation counts:   Cited 0 times in TR Web of Science Cited 0 times in Scopus Search Google Scholar Access Statistics: 268 Abstract Views, 160 File Downloads  -  Detailed Statistics Created: Tue, 25 Mar 2014, 12:34:11 EST by Belinda Lee