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 Lahcini · 2026
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Description
Hassan Ait Yachou and co-authors give one plant material two jobs in making a biodegradable plastic. They treated microcrystalline cellulose, a fine powder from plant fiber, with phosphorus so its surface groups could start the chain-building reaction that forms PCL, a compostable polyester. The same treated powder then stayed inside the plastic as a reinforcing filler, all without solvents or metal catalysts.
Lab checks with several scanning and spectroscopy tools confirmed the plastic chains had grafted onto the cellulose grains. The filled plastic held up to heat better than plain PCL, resisting breakdown to notably higher temperatures, and it crystallized more fully. A single green additive acting as both starter and strengthener could simplify how such composites are made.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Hassan Ait Yachou, El Hassan Boutriouia, Taha El Assimi, Sara Blilid, Abderrahim Maazouz, Hicham Ben Youcef, Khalid Lamnawar, Abdelkrim El Kadib, Mohammed Lahcini |
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| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 39 KB |
| LICENSE | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |