Synthesis, Characterization, and Thermal Properties of Fe₂TiO₅/Cellulose and Cellulose Acetate Nanocomposites

Abstract

Cellulose and cellulose acetate/Fe₂TiO₅ nanocomposites have been synthesized successfully. Nanocomposites indicate a ferromagnetic paramagnetic behavior, as evidenced by using vibrating sample magnetometer at room temperature. Fourier transform infrared spectrometry, scanning electron microscopy, and simultaneous thermal analysis (STA) were used to characterize, diagnosis, morphology, and particle size, respectively, and to measure the thermal properties of samples. STA investigations reveal that the thermal stability of the cellulose and cellulose acetate is significantly enhanced with the addition of nanofillers. The results indicated that Fe₂TiO₅ nanopowders were distributed in cellulose and cellulose acetate matrix with particle size between 25 and 75 nm.

Keywords:

• cellulose acetate
• nanocomposite
• STA
• VSM