Abstract
Multifunctional cellulose membranes were developed from A4-sized printing paper via chemical modification. A4 paper is a widely used and easily accessible product with high cellulose content. Inspired by cellulose chemistry, we report a simple modification of the A4 paper, converting it from a common office supply to a user-modifiable functionalized cellulose membrane for practical applications. The hydroxyl groups of cellulose enable a facile tuning of its internal structure and polarity via chemical modification. In addition, the functionalized cellulose membrane has more stable mechanical strength compared to commercial cellulose-based filtration membranes. As a proof-of-concept, we demonstrate the separation of a water/oil mixture using the functionalized A4 membrane; we have extended this idea to origami-assisted membrane applications. Finally, this versatile A4 paper chemistry may offer a promising strategy for the development of functional membranes.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 6173-6180 |
Number of pages | 8 |
Journal | ACS Nano |
Volume | 14 |
Issue number | 5 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2020 May 26 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:This work was supported by the National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF-2017R1A2B3012148 and NRF-2017M3A7B4052802). We thank Sun Ah Hwang for her assistance of initial experiments.
Publisher Copyright:
Copyright © 2020 American Chemical Society.
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Materials Science(all)
- Engineering(all)
- Physics and Astronomy(all)