Enrico Sola
Polymer Nanocomposites based on UV-Curable Thiol-Ene System and Surface-Modified Cellulose Nanofibrils for Bio-Inspired Super-Hydrophobic Coatings.
Rel. Marco Sangermano. Politecnico di Torino, Corso di laurea magistrale in Ingegneria Dei Materiali, 2022
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Abstract
Thiol-ene ¿click¿ chemistry is very attractive as it enables rapid photo-polymerization reactions insensitive to oxygen presence and without side products generation, by irradiation with UV radiation. For this reason, a thiol-ene system was used in this thesis project as a polymer matrix for the production of composites. Despite this, thiol-ene polymers are characterized by very low mechanical properties. As a consequence, the aim of the thesis is the preparation of nancomposites containing cellulose nanofibrils (CNFs) as fillers in order to obtain higher mechanical performances. TEMPO-oxidized CNFs (TOCNFs) were used, due to their optimal dispersion in water, which allows them to maintain their nanometric dimensions without generating agglomerates, which is essential to maintain the transparency, typical of the chosen thiol-ene system.
Following numerous experiments to optimize the processing of the raw materials, a method was chosen to achieve optimal dispersion of the TOCNFs in the thiol-ene resin, involving specific process steps such as solvent exchange, centrifugation and ultrasonification
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