Aromatic polyamide-reinforced regenerated cellulose fiber with low fibrillation and enhanced mechanical properties
摘要
The green fabrication of low-fibrillation and multifunctional regenerated cellulose fibers represents a significant yet challenging research frontier. In this study, a novel cellulose/aromatic polyamide (ArPA) composite fiber system was developed to solve the trade-off between the mechanical properties of lyocell-type fibers and the tendency to fibrillate. The composite fibers were prepared by dry-jet wet spinning after co-dissolving cellulose and ArPA spinning solution with a green solvent 1-butyl-3-methylimidazole chloride/1,3-dimethyl-2-imidazolidinone ([Bmim]Cl/DMI) solvent system. The rheological and molecular dynamics (MD) simulation results confirmed the excellent compatibility between cellulose and ArPA. The composite fiber with a 2% addition ratio of ArPA (C/A2) showed significant performance improvement, with a tensile strength of 1.44 cN/dtex (18.6% higher than that of pure cellulose fiber), a crystallinity index of 64.2%, and a significantly low degree of fibrillation (a fibrillation index below 0.1 even after 90 min of sonication). Moreover, C/A2 fiber maintained good dyeability and could be modified with polyhexamethylene guanidine hydrochloride (PHMG) to achieve high antibacterial efficiency. This study provides a green and versatile strategy for overcoming the fibrillation problem in conventional lyocell-type fibers while achieving multifunctionality.
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