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Publications [#347087] of Jie Liu

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Journal Articles

  1. Liu, J; Liu, Y; Miao, D; Sui, S; Zhang, C; Zhu, P, Gelation Modification of Alginate Nonwoven Fabrics, Fibers and Polymers, vol. 19 no. 8 (August, 2018), pp. 1605-1610 [doi]
    (last updated on 2026/01/15)

    Abstract:
    Calcium alginate nonwoven fabrics were gelation-modified by two-stage with aqueous HCl solution and then ethanolic NaOH solution. The structure and crystallinity properties of the samples were characterized by FT-IR, SEM, and XRD. The preparation conditions and modification mechanism were investigated. The results indicated that the crystal structure of calcium alginate fibers was destroyed; the crystallinity and calcium ion content decreased after HCl treatment. This resulted from the formation of ester bonds among the hydrolytic molecules after NaOH treatment. The best gel performance was obtained at the HCl concentration of 0.05-0.1 wt% with the NaOH concentration in ethanol of 2–4 mol/l. The liquid absorption of nonwoven alginate fabrics increased by 145 %. The water capability increased by 2673 % after modification, while the thickness, mass per unit area, permeability, and tensile strength of nonwoven alginate fabrics changed little.


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