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2022 Summer Undergraduate Research Program (SURP) Symposium
Location
ScholarSpace, Rod Library, University of Northern Iowa
Presentation Type
Poster Presentation (UNI Access Only)
Document Type
poster
Keywords
Cellulose nanocrystals--Structure; Cellulose nanocrystals--Spectra;
Abstract
Nanocellulose solids have proven to be very strong and light with a strength to weight ratio 8 times that of steel (5). The challenge, however, is that while the solids dry they crack and form impurities. Nanocellulose can take many forms including powder, aerogel, and solid. The solid is stronger than the others by far, so in order to understand the strength of the solid, a molecular profile was made and compared to the other weaker forms. This was done through Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR), and it was found that the solid has a peak unlike the other samples. This peak corresponds to a carbon, oxygen double bond which could explain the strength of the solid
Start Date
29-7-2022 11:00 AM
End Date
29-7-2022 1:30 PM
Event Host
Summer Undergraduate Research Program, University of Northern Iowa
Faculty Advisor
Timothy Kidd
Department
Department of Physics
Copyright
©2022 Ashley Harrington, Jeff Carlson, and Dr. Timothy Kidd
File Format
application/pdf
Recommended Citation
Harrington, Ashley; Carlson, Jeff; and Kidd, Tim E. Ph.D., "Infrared Spectroscopy of Nanocellulose" (2022). Summer Undergraduate Research Program (SURP) Symposium. 29.
https://scholarworks.uni.edu/surp/2022/all/29
Infrared Spectroscopy of Nanocellulose
ScholarSpace, Rod Library, University of Northern Iowa
Nanocellulose solids have proven to be very strong and light with a strength to weight ratio 8 times that of steel (5). The challenge, however, is that while the solids dry they crack and form impurities. Nanocellulose can take many forms including powder, aerogel, and solid. The solid is stronger than the others by far, so in order to understand the strength of the solid, a molecular profile was made and compared to the other weaker forms. This was done through Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR), and it was found that the solid has a peak unlike the other samples. This peak corresponds to a carbon, oxygen double bond which could explain the strength of the solid