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1-Ally-3-methylimidazolium chloride ([AMIM]Cl) was successfully synthesized and was used as a green spinning solvent for cellulose. The celluloses of various degrees of polymerization (DP) were dissolved in the [AMIM]Cl to obtain 5 % (w/w) cellulose solutions, which were regenerated to cellulose fibers through wet spinning process. Of three different regenerated cellulose fibers with different DPs, a DP of 2,730 was gave the strongest regenerated fiber without drawing having a tensile strength of 177 MPa and an elongation at break of 9.6 % respectively, indicating that celluloses of higher molecular weight can be entangled and oriented more easily. Also maximum draw ratio of the as-spun fibers increased from 1.2 to 1.7 with increasing degree of polymerization leading to a tensile strength and modulus of 207 MPa and 48 GPa, respectively. Particularly the tensile modulus was substantially higher than those of lyocell and high performance viscose fibers of 20 GPa or less. The higher DP of pristine cellulose was critical in increasing the mechanical properties such as tensile strength and elongation at break of the as-spun fibers coupled with higher tensile modulus after drawing.
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Kim, Sj., Jang, J. Effect of degree of polymerization on the mechanical properties of regenerated cellulose fibers using synthesized 1-allyl-3-methylimidazolium chloride. Fibers Polym 14, 909–914 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12221-013-0909-6
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