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Fully Biobased Highly Transparent Nanopaper with UV-Blocking Functionality

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Abstract

The development of green alternatives for petroleum-based plastics is essential for the protection of our environment and its ecosystems. Here, we demonstrate broadband UV-blocking, highly transparent composite nanopaper films from a waste source of cellulose nanofibrils with embedded tunable UV-absorbing nanoparticles (NPs) from ethyl cellulose. These functional nanopaper films are highly transparent, selectively block UV light, and show excellent photostability, therefore with great potential as high-performance, renewable, sustainable, and biodegradable materials for photoprotection applications. Moreover, the integration of functionalized NPs from ethyl cellulose into nanopaper is a platform for novel advanced sustainable materials with a myriad of functionality.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)641-646
Number of pages6
JournalACS Applied Polymer Materials
Volume1
Issue number4
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Apr 2019

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

  1. SDG 7 - Affordable and Clean Energy
    SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy

Keywords

  • biobased
  • photoprotection
  • nanopaper
  • ethyl cellulose nanoparticles
  • nanocellulose

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