Agricultural cellulose esters
Agricultural cellulose esters
Redesigning cellulosic resin
High flexibility for designing cellulosic resins
Advantages over existing bioplastics
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Biopolyethylene (bioPE) |
Polylactide(PLA) |
Starch resin |
Conventional cellulose acetate (CA) |
Redesigned cellulosic resin |
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Raw material |
Sugarcane |
ex. Corn |
ex. Corn |
Wood pulp |
Agricultural waste |
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Designability |
None |
None |
Moderate |
Low |
High |
Biodegradability of cellulosic resin
Advantages over existing bioplastics
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Biopolyethylene (bioPE) |
Polylactide (PLA) |
Starch resin |
Conventional cellulose acetate (CA) |
Redesigned cellulosic resin |
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in Soil |
none |
only in Composting |
moderate |
Long induction period |
Controllable induction period |
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in Ocean |
none |
none |
moderate |
Long induction period |
Controllable induction period |
Biodegradability of cellulosic resins with controlled degree of substitution (DS)
Productivity of Cellulosic Resins -Innovations in Ionic Liquid (IL)/Reacive Extrusion (REX) Method-
Advantages of IL/REX method over conventional methods for producing cellulosic resins
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Conventional method |
IL/REX method |
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Production step |
Multi steps |
One step |
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Production time |
48 hours |
within 10 min |
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Substitution |
Only One at same time |
Multi at same time |
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DS control |
Uncontrollable |
Arbitrarily controllable |
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Flow synthesis |
Impossible |
Possible |
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Unreacted raw material |
Moderate |
Very low |
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Decrease of degree of polymerization (DP) |
High |
Very low |
| Conventional |
IL method |
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Esterification |
Deesterification |
Esterification |
- Continuous production in a short time
Energy saving, High productivity - Low material loss
High efficiency, low environmental impact - General machine
Easy to be popular
