Abstract
SynopsisIn this study, biocomposites of an oil-based network polymer and cellulose have been developed. Powdery cellulose was treated in water by a wet disk milling method to produce the dispersion of the cellulose ultrafine fibers, which was subsequently subjected to the direct lyophilization or the lyophilization after the solvent displacement of water with t-butanol. These cellulose fibers were used as a filler for the preparation of the composites by the acid-catalyzed curing of epoxidized soybean oil. The significant reinforcement effects were observed by the incorporation of the cellulose fibers. The composite having relatively high transparency was formed by using the cellulose fiber obtained by the lyophilization with t-butanol
