DOI: 10.1039/d6ra07997k ISSN: 2046-2069
Dual synergistic role of phosphorylated microcrystalline cellulose as organoinitiator and filler for PCL biocomposites
Hassan Ait Yachou, El Hassan Boutriouia, Taha El Assimi, Sara Blilid, Abderrahim Maazouz, Hicham Ben Youcef, Khalid Lamnawar, Abdelkrim El Kadib, Mohammed LahciniPhosphorylated microcrystalline cellulose (MCC@P) was successfully prepared using POCl 3 and used as an eco-friendly metal-free initiator for the ring-opening polymerization (ROP) and as an organic functional filler for the resulting biocomposites.