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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 29, 2016
Filed:
Apr. 02, 2013
Purdue Research Foundation, West Lafayette, IN (US);
Jeffrey P. Youngblood, Crawfordsville, IN (US);
Robert J. Moon, West Lafayette, IN (US);
Alex Reising, Lafayette, IN (US);
Purdue Research Foundation, West Lafayette, IN (US);
Abstract
A method is provided for forming a substantially uniaxially-oriented, high content cellulose nanocrystal film. The method includes providing a plant-biomass-based suspension of cellulose nanocrystals and altering the pH of the cellulose nanocrystals to a substantially neutral pH. The suspension is sheared at a shearing rate. The method further includes orienting the cellulose nanocrystals in a substantially axial direction and removing water from the sheared cellulose nanocrystal suspension. As a result, a substantially uniaxially-oriented cellulose nanocrystal film is formed.